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    Tree Study IV

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    Tree Study IV
    Tree Study IV
    Tree Study IV
    Tate, London 2014
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Tree Study IV
    Date
    c.1750-51 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk on laid white paper inlaid on a cream mount.Black chalk
    Dimensions
    Metric: 189 x 133 mm
    Imperial: 7 7/16 x 5 3/16 in.
    Collection
    Tate, London. To license image, click here.
    Accession Number
    T09311
    Wilson Online Reference
    D13
    Description
    Close-up study from life of a gnarled and split tree, probably an oak
    Provenance
    Adolf Paul Oppé (1878-1957); his son, Denys Oppé; purchased by Tate as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Techniques and materials
    The texture of the laid paper has been heightened by the chalk. Light pressure has been used to indicate the undulations of the trunk, while tone has been suggested by the application of darker vertical strokes in its centre.
    Related Drawings
    D10 Tree Study I, Tate, London (T09307)
    D11 Tree Study II, Tate, London (T09310)
    D14 Tree Study V , Tate London (T09309)
    D12 Tree Study III, Tate, London (T09308)
    D388 Tree Study The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
    Critical commentary
    Part of a set of tree studies by Wilson in the Oppé Collection. Although undated this is likely to come from the beginning of Wilson's career as a serious landscapist and was probably made during his Italian years.
    Condition/Conservation
    Good condition but smudgy corners; a few iron gall marks verso

    Work of Art

    Drawings

    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), Tree Study I, Tate, London
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), Tree Study II, Tate, London
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), Tree Study III, Tate, London
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), Tree Study V, Tate, London

    Biographies

    • Adolf Paul Oppé (1878-1957)
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