Wooded Landscape with a Cart

1893/1894

Vittore Grubicy

Associated Names
Vittore Grubicy

Artist, Italian, 1851 - 1920

The image shows a pathway flanked by tall trees on both sides. The trees create a framing effect that guides the eye towards a vanishing point in the distance where the pathway meets the horizon. The horizon is positioned low in the composition, with the brushstrokes appearing soft and textured. The color palette consists of shades of sepia and brown, creating a warm yet subdued visual impact. The scene evokes a sense of early twilight or the muted light of dawn or dusk. Close to us, the textured forms of the trees and the pathway are evident, while in the distance, the scene fades into indistinctness at the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with sulphur tint (?), printed in brown and touched with graphite [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Ann and Matthew Nimetz

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.5 × 14 cm (6 7/8 × 5 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 46.5 × 33.7 cm (18 5/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.115.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Foglia 1996, no. 14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe, La Mandragola di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • Foglia, Patrizia. "Vittore Grubicij de Dragon: Catalogo delle incisioni." Grafica d'arte 7 (April-June 1996): no.14

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: V Grubicy

Wikidata ID

Q77005707

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