Lake of Brienz

late 19th century

John William Casilear

Associated Names
John William Casilear

Artist, American, 1811 - 1893

The image shows a landscape with a body of water in the foreground. In the background, there are mountains with snow or light covering them, and a church with a pointed steeple is visible towards the left. The sketch uses a loose and delicate technique with gentle, flowing lines to depict the scenery. The color palette is mostly muted browns and beiges. There are some animals and vegetation near the water, and the overall atmosphere is calm and serene.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Old Print Shop, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 11, no. 78.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 1 Pines or firs / 2 inclining to greenish / 3 summit of mountains warm purple / greenish at base with bluish shadows / water greenish much lighter than the / slopes reflected with only slight / aproximation [sic] to the hue, except warm / grays or reddish tones / 4 warm gray 5 riddish brown 6 quite red / 7 brownish gray or purplish 8 gray / 9 clearing delicate green / 10 land slips or water [not deciphered]; lower right in graphite: Lake Brienz August [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64584498

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