Winter

1871

Eduard Willmann, after Julius Mařák

Associated Names
Eduard Willmann

Artist, German, 1820 - 1877

Julius Mařák

Artist After, Czech, 1832 - 1899

The image shows a view from an elevated position, looking down a winding path. In the lower left corner, two dogs are near a fallen tree. The path leads through a dense forest with tall trees converging toward the center of the image. An old stone structure with arched openings is partially visible in the middle distance. The scene is framed by the trees reaching towards the sky. The horizon is obscured by trees and the sky is overcast. The artwork is in a monochrome palette of graphite grey, showing detailed textures of the trees, stone, and vegetation. Shadows and highlights create depth in the woodland setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dewayne and Faith Perry

  • Dimensions

    plate: 42.1 × 31.2 cm (16 9/16 × 12 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 58 × 44.4 cm (22 13/16 × 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.135.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Apell 1880, no. 10, State proof

  • Series Title

    The Four Seasons

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frederic Robert Halsey, New York (Lugt 1308) [1847 - 1914]. (C. & J. Goodfriend, New York); Dewayne and Faith Perry, Austin, TX; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1880

  • Apell, Aloys. Handbuch für Kupferstichsammler. Leipzig, 1880: no. 10, proof

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Radirt von Prof. Willmann; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 1874 / 4

Wikidata ID

Q77112637

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