Schwabing

1818

Wilhelm von Kobell

Associated Names
Wilhelm von Kobell

Artist, German, 1766 - 1853

The image displays a landscape with a village in the distance. A church with a tall spire stands out among the village rooftops near the horizon. Small trees and foliage are visible. The scene is rendered in precise strokes, likely with a pen or fine brush, creating a detailed and clear composition in monochromatic black ink on a light background. In the foreground, a woman in a dress walks with a dog and a rake, and two more figures are seen walking towards the village. The sky above the village has thin, wavy clouds, and the fields have a horizontal texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.8 × 15.3 cm (4 1/4 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 21.6 × 29.9 cm (8 1/2 × 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.745

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Goedl-Roth 1974, no. 37, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Arnold-Livie, Munich); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased 1998; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1974

  • Goedl-Roth, Monika. Wilhelm von Kobell: Druckgraphik. Munich, 1974: no. 37, only

Inscriptions

in image, at top left: WK a: f Schwabingen bey München 1818

Wikidata ID

Q76557829

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