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Landscape

probably c. 1858

Rodolphe Bresdin

Associated Names

Rodolphe Bresdin

Artist, French, 1822 - 1885

The image features large rocks and boulders with some vegetation, depicted in an ink drawing style with quick, expressive lines and cross-hatching. The color palette is black ink on a beige or light brown paper. The composition suggests rocky terrain that rises and falls, providing a varied backdrop. Detailed vegetation and rocks are depicted close to the viewer, with similar formations leading up to the top edge of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and ink on tracing paper
Credit Line

Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Dimensions

overall: 13 x 13.1 cm (5 1/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

1976.81.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julius Böhler, Munich; purchased 1976 by NGA.

Associated Names

Julius Böhler

Wikidata ID

Q64629413

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