Bay Scene (from Sketchbook) by Albert Bierstadt

Bay Scene (from Sketchbook) 1890

rippled sketch texture

natural shape and form

organic shape

swirl

landscape

spiraling

carved

natural texture

organic texture

natural form

swirly brushstroke

"Bay Scene (from Sketchbook)" is a pencil drawing on paper by Albert Bierstadt, a renowned American landscape painter, dating back to 1890. This delicate sketch, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, depicts a coastal scene likely inspired by Bierstadt’s travels across the American West. The faint lines, characteristic of preliminary sketches, suggest a study for a larger painting. The composition hints at a bay with a glimpse of water and possibly trees or vegetation, capturing a fleeting moment of nature.