The Georgenberg in the Tyrol

1818

Johann Christoph Erhard and Johann Adam Klein

Associated Names
Johann Adam Klein

Artist, German, 1792 - 1875

Johann Christoph Erhard

Artist, German, 1795 - 1822

The image shows a black and white etching of a mountainous landscape. The viewpoint is panoramic, capturing a rugged terrain with mountains in the far distance. A building sits on a rocky cliff near the top of the composition, overlooking the scene. The etching depicts fine details in trees and foliage, textured marks outlining cliffs, and hills. Cows graze in the lower section, with a person among them. A wooded area extends into valleys and hills. The black and white palette accentuates the details of nature and human structures. An arched bridge is visible on the right side, connecting the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45.8 x 56 cm (18 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 55 x 68.9 cm (21 5/8 x 27 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.98.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Apell 1866, no. 35, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Oettingen-Wallerstein, Maihingen (Lugt 2715a). (sale Galerie Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, 4-5 June, no. 6120); (C. G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased 1999 by NGA with funds contributed by The Ahmanson Foundation.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1866

  • Apell, Aloys. Das Werk von Johann Christoph Erhard, Maler und Radirer. Dresden: Aloys Apell, 1866.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: A 35. Erhard Klein J. 207 [?] Georgenberg bei [?] in Tyrol

Watermarks

coat of arms with stars

Wikidata ID

Q75425179

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