Sunlight Filtering through Trees along the River Sihl

1792

Conrad Gessner

Associated Names
Conrad Gessner

Artist, Swiss, 1764 - 1826

The image depicts a view of a river winding through a lush green landscape. A cascade creates ripples in the river and trees with impressionistic brushstrokes form a canopy overhead. The color palette consists mainly of greens and browns, with hints of blue from the river. In the distance, several cattle stand in the water, and closer by, a figure walks with dogs along a sunlit path.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache on wove paper, laid down on board

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 44.7 × 53 cm (17 5/8 × 20 7/8 in.)
    mount: 46 × 53.7 cm (18 1/8 × 21 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.41.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, 20 November 2013, no. 1360); (August Laube, Zurich); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in gray watercolor: Conrad Gessner f. 1792

Wikidata ID

Q64540340

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