Das Waldfräulein (The Lady of the Forest)

1845

Eugen Napoleon Neureuther

Associated Names
Eugen Napoleon Neureuther

Artist, German, 1806 - 1882

Wendelin Wick

Publisher, German, fl. 1842 - 1853

The image depicts a scene with a dense canopy of foliage obscuring the horizon line. Trees and intricate branches dominate the composition. The art style features delicate lines, creating a textured effect. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing detailed line work. A couple sits near a water feature surrounded by vegetation and architectural elements. The background shows more trees and abstract elements blending together. Hints of structured scenes or architecture are faintly visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 72.2 × 53 cm (28 7/16 × 20 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 79.5 × 57.4 cm (31 5/16 × 22 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.415

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler 1835-1852, no. 15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab Master Prints & Drawings, Inc., New York); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased December 15, 1998; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Modern German Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014.

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, no. 15.

Inscriptions

below image, at left: E. Neureuther gez. u rad.; below image, at right: gedruckt von W. Wick im München; below image, at center: Der Kunstverein in München seinen Mitgliedern für das Jahr 1845; blind-stamped, below image, at center: KUNSTVEREIN / IN / MÜNCHEN

Wikidata ID

Q76556863

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