Two Trees on a Hill (from Sketchbook) 1858 - 1916

"Two Trees on a Hill (from Sketchbook)" is a pencil drawing by American artist Henry Ward Ranger, created between 1858 and 1916. The sketch, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, depicts a simple yet evocative scene: two bare trees standing on a hillside, their branches reaching towards the sky. The artist’s loose, expressive lines capture the essence of the landscape, highlighting the graceful forms of the trees and the gentle slope of the hill. The sketch's modest size and unassuming subject matter reveal Ranger's interest in capturing fleeting moments in nature, a common theme in his work.