Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Ruskin, 1819–1900, British
Title:
Study of an Oak Leaf
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, white gouache, gum, and graphite; verso: graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 6 7/8 inches (19.1 × 17.5 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2014.5.78
Gallery Label:
“If you can paint one leaf, you can paint the world.” John Ruskin, Modern Painters, vol. 4, 1856. Gallery label for A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)