The Castle of Bürglen with the Alps Beyond

1862

Carl Wagner

Associated Names
Carl Wagner

Artist, German, 1796 - 1867

The image shows a landscape with lush vegetation viewed from above, with a path leading into the distance. Snow-capped mountains are visible in the background, and there is a building with a peaked roof nestled among trees slightly to the right of the center. The brushstrokes are loose and fluid, especially for the trees and foliage. The color palette is dominated by green tones in the vegetation, contrasting with earth tones in the winding path. A figure is walking along the path, and the sky is painted in soft blues and whites with hints of gray.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2014

  • The Color of Nature: Recent Acquisitions of Landscape Watercolors, NGA, 2014.

Bibliography

2011

  • C. G. Boerner. An Album of Landscapes: German Drawings, Watercolors, and Oil Sketches, 1784 to 1868. New York, 2011: no. 23.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Bürgel d 27; color notes in image

Watermarks

WHATMAN

Wikidata ID

Q64538037

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