Stream in the Woods

1893/1894

Vittore Grubicy

Associated Names
Vittore Grubicy

Artist, Italian, 1851 - 1920

This image depicts a forest landscape from an elevated perspective. The scene shows tall trees creating a canopy that obscures the horizon, with a river flowing through the trees. The artwork features soft, textured strokes giving it an atmospheric quality. The color palette is primarily dark shades of gray and black, enhancing the mysterious mood. The distant trees appear denser, providing depth to the image and leading the eye into the forest.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with monotype wiping on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from the Estate of Lila Oliver Asher

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.9 × 10.5 cm (5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 26.7 × 22.3 cm (10 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.93.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Foglia 1996, no. 9, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ugo Ojetti (1871–1946), Fiesole; (Libreria Prandi, Reggio Emilia); (Il Bulino Antiche Stampe di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2022 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • Foglia, Patrizia. "Vittore Grubicij de Dragon: Catalogo delle incisioni." Grafica d'arte 7 (April-June 1996): no. 9, i/ii

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: Vittore Grubicy

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