Nightmist and Rising Moon

1987

Karl Schrag

Associated Names
Karl Schrag

Artist, American, 1912 - 1996

The image shows a nighttime landscape with a slightly elevated perspective. There are silhouetted trees and shrubs along the horizon. A large moon is visible, emitting a soft glow. The artwork features intricate cross-hatching lines and swirling patterns creating texture. The color palette consists of blues and blacks with light and dark contrasts. Stars are scattered across the sky, enhancing the vastness of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.1 x 15 cm (4 x 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.4 x 24 cm (7 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.145.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Freundlich 1971, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift of the artist to Jacob and Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1971

  • Freundlich, August L. Karl Schrag: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Graphic Works 1939-1970. Syracuse: Syracuse University, 1971.

Inscriptions

across top in graphite: For Ruth & Jacob - with love and all good wishes - Karl; across bottom in graphite: Nightmist and Rising Moon / 38/50; in red colored pencil Karl Schrag.87.

Wikidata ID

Q76346943

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