Marsh Grass
1907
Medium
Watercolor, white, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (21.6 x 37.5 cm)
Classification
Watercolor
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Charles and Anita Blatt Gift, 1974
Accession Number
1974.96
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Marsh Grass**, painted by American artist Milne Ramsey in 1907, offers a serene glimpse into the tranquil beauty of coastal wetlands. This intimate landscape, measuring 8½ x 14¾ inches, captures the subtle sway of marsh grasses against a vast sky, rendered in watercolor, white, and graphite on paper. Housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Wing, it reflects the early 20th-century fascination with America's natural environments, acquired through the Charles and Anita Blatt Gift in 1974. Ramsey, active during a golden age of American watercolor, employed the medium's translucent qualities ...