Hilly Landscape with Landsberg Castle

1830/1836

Carl Wagner

Associated Names
Carl Wagner

Artist, German, 1796 - 1867

The image depicts rolling hills extending into the distance, with a horizon line placed higher in the frame. Shapes that suggest distant hills or mountains can be seen on the horizon. Brushstrokes are loose and light, hinting at an impressionistic style. Portions of the canvas are left untouched. The color palette consists of soft earthy tones including greens, browns, and grays, with hints of yellow and blue. The foreground features shaded greens and browns with sparse trees, transitioning to sunlit plains extending towards the distant hills under a pale sky.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

H.W. Fichter, Frankfurt am Main, 1988. Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010, 246-247, no. 94.

Bibliography

1990

  • König, Oskar Alfred. Carl Wagne, 1796-1867: Der romantische Landscaftsmaler und Meininger Hofmaler. Crailsheim, 1990: 60 (reprod.).

Inscriptions

verso in blue chalk: C. Wagner; in graphite, Carl Wagner

Watermarks

Van der Ley; woman with scarf on orb on plinth (a better formed version of Heawood 1364 (without VDL)

Wikidata ID

Q64538034

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