Baiern, Kalkfelsen zwischen Weltenburg und Kellheim (Bavaria, Chalk Cliffs between Weltenburg and Kellheim)

1820/1826

Jakob Alt

Associated Names
Jakob Alt

Artist, German, 1789 - 1872

The image shows a river flowing towards the viewer with steep cliffs on the horizon. Trees are seen topping the cliffs. The composition features a monochrome palette with dark cliffs and a light sky. A wooden raft with passengers is floating on the river. The cliffs are mirrored on the water's surface, adding depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.7 x 34.9 cm (10 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 39.8 x 56 cm (15 11/16 x 22 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.135.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meyer, no. 1, State (series)

  • Series Title

    Donau-Ansichten vom Ursprunge bis zum Ausfluss in Schwarze Meer(Views of the Danube up to Its Entrance to the Black Sea)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Boston); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1872

  • Meyer, Julius et al. Allegmeines Kunstler-Lexikon, unter Mitwirkung der namhaftesten Fachgelehrten des In- und Auslandes. 3 vols. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 1972-1885.

Inscriptions

lower left below image in stone: Druck v. Kunike; lower right below image in stone: gez. v. J. Alt; lower center below image in stone: BAIERN / Kalkfelsen zwischen Weltenburg und Kellheim

Wikidata ID

Q75426353

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