Francesco Paolo. Italian, 1851 – 1929. A Hillside Path with Blooming Cherry Trees under an Overcast Sky. 1905. Pastel, charcoal, and stumping with touches of gouache on blue paper laid down on card sheet: 30.1 × 44.5 cm (11 7/8 × 17 1/2 in.)

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Pink popcorn blossoms

Punctuating beige-grey day

Strip of light beyond

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