Moonlit Landscape

This enigmatic work shows a landscape bathed in moonlight, the bright, full moon illuminating the scene through a break in the clouds. Using a combination of fine line pen work and brush with India ink, the artist captures the effects of the moonlight, from the velvety blackness of the trees to the bright reflections on the clouds above. The viewer’s eye is drawn along the hedgerow, interspersed with trees, beyond into the distance. 

A small plaque attached to the lower right gives a potential artist’s name and date of 1917, though the exact lettering and subsequent identification of the artist are still under investigation.