Views of Monte Pellegrino

1827

Carl Rottmann

Associated Names
Carl Rottmann

Artist, German, 1797 - 1850

The image is a pencil drawing of a landscape. The horizon is visible in the upper half of the composition, dividing the sky and ground. There are sketchy lines indicating clouds on the horizon. The drawing features loose pencil strokes, creating a delicate appearance. The landscape includes shrubs, trees, and distant vegetation. The color palette is grayscale, with various tones created by the pencil strokes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 37.3 x 53.2 cm (14 11/16 x 20 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.104.1.b

Associated Artworks

The image displays a landscape from an elevated perspective. The horizon cuts through the center, showcasing large mountains in purples and grays. Above, the sky is vast with blue and gray clouds. The sky's brushstrokes are fluid, creating a sense of movement. The color palette is muted, with soft grays, purples, and blues creating a serene atmosphere. Below the horizon, the land is lightly sketched with trees, shrubs, and possible structures or rocks.

Panoramic Views of Vesuvius and Monte Pellegrino

Carl Rottmann

1827

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Josef Karl Stieler (Lugt undescribed). Paul Arndt, Munich [1865 - 1937] (Lugt 2067b).[1] (sale, Karl und Faber, Munich, June 1958, no. 384). Busche Collection, Dortmund. Stiftung Ratjen, Vaduz. (Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich, 1999); purchased 1999 by NGA.
[1]This drawing does not appear in the catalogue of the 1934 sale of the Arndt collection held in Leipzig.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • Landschaft als Geschichte: Carl Rottmann, 1797 - 1850, Hofmaler König Ludwigs I, Kunsthalle, Munich, 1998, no. 71.

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right in graphite: Karl / Rottmann / no 885; by later hand, lower right in graphite: No 885 S / K. Rottmann auf Stieler's Be[sitz]

Wikidata ID

Q64537993

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