Mouldering Tree Trunk

1794

Johann Georg von Dillis

Associated Names
Johann Georg von Dillis

Artist, German, 1759 - 1841

The image displays a view from within a densely wooded area. The perspective is angled slightly downward. The horizon line is low, with the tops of the trees dominating the scene. On the left side, a group of tall trees with leafy canopies create a vertical element. It is a black-and-white illustration with fine etching strokes detailing tree bark and foliage, providing depth to the scene. The color palette is monochrome, with varying shades of black ink against lighter paper. In the distance are more trees, suggesting untouched nature. The ground is uneven with fallen branches or rocks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.8 × 24 cm (6 5/8 × 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.4 × 25.7 cm (7 1/4 × 10 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.189

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Andresen 1878, no. 31, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt-am-Main); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., November 11, 1992; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1878

  • Andresen, Andreas. Die deutschen Maler-Radirer (peintres-graveurs) des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, nach ihren Leben und Werken. 5 vols. Leipzig: Alexander Danz, 1878: no. 31, only

Inscriptions

lettered in image, at lower right: Georg Dillis fecit.; on verso, in graphite, by various hands: And. 31. 15.- G. v. Dillis EL (?)

Wikidata ID

Q76556314

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