A Path through Fields near Leipzig

c. 1812

Carl Gustav Carus

Associated Names
Carl Gustav Carus

Artist, German, 1789 - 1869

The image shows a winding path through a natural landscape, with soft strokes defining the horizon line and delicate brushstrokes conveying texture in the grasses and rocks. The color palette is muted, primarily in shades of beige and grey. Closest to us, tufts of grass and small stones populate the path, which becomes more surrounded by taller grasses as it extends into the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and wash on slightly blued laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Director's Discretionary Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.2 x 27.5 cm (7 3/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.65.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private Collection, Zittau, pre World War I and then by descent; (sale, Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 10 June 1999, no. 362); (C. G. Boerner, Inc., New York); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper center verso in graphite: 174; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: LB 6 171 Cat. XIX 336b; by later hand, lower center in graphite: 126 / Carus. G. Medizinalrat; by later hand, lower right verso in red chalk: 6171

Watermarks

Dutch armorial: crozier in crest flanked by two lions (not identified)

Wikidata ID

Q64537940

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