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Moonlight; Thornhill

J.E.H. MacDonald

BIRTH YEAR 1873
BIRTH PLACE Durham, England
DEATH YEAR 1932
DEATH PLACE Toronto, Ontario
MEDIUM Graphite on paper
DATE c. 1916(r) ; n.d. (v)
DIMENSIONS 13.4cm x 20.5cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 0920
CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery. Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Two sketches done in a rectangular frame are stacked vertically on the same page. The top sketch depicts a landscape with a dark tree at the centre; its canopy filling the upper portion of the image. Notations are made in elements of the sketch. On the bottom is a scene with a house in the background and a tree on the left and some shrubs on the right. The shadow of the tree is cast across the lawn in front of the house.

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