Giesing

1818

Wilhelm von Kobell

Associated Names
Wilhelm von Kobell

Artist, German, 1766 - 1853

The image displays a landscape viewed from above, showing a wide stretch of terrain leading to a village in the distance. The horizon is near the top third of the image, featuring a row of small houses and a prominent church tower in the center. The brushstroke technique is fine and detailed, capturing the texture of the fields and the cloud-filled sky with delicate lines. The color palette is monochromatic, depicting shades of brown. Figures walk along a winding path, with one person on the left wearing a traditional outfit with feathers. A small dog stands near a person on the right. In the distance, other people are seen further down the path and fields separated by a fence running parallel to the road. The background shows a lightly textured sky balancing the composition of the rural setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.1 × 15.5 cm (4 3/4 × 6 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 21 × 31.5 cm (8 1/4 × 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.749

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Goedl-Roth 1974, no. 41, 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. 41, only

Inscriptions

in image, at center: Gisingen bey München WK: a: f:

Wikidata ID

Q76557837

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