Alpine Landscape

1814

Friedrich Salathé

Associated Names
Friedrich Salathé

Artist, Swiss, 1793 - 1858

The image depicts a landscape with tall evergreen trees in the foreground. In the background, there are hills, mountains, and a sky with some mist or clouds. The trees are detailed with soft brushstrokes, while the mountains are portrayed with lighter strokes. The color palette includes various shades of green, muted grays and blues, and a pale sky. Near us, there are rough outlines of grazing animals and a person.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and black wash over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 17.1 x 21.2 cm (6 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.1.23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julius S. Held

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, across center verso: (8 lines of annotations) ... 1814; lower left verso: Salathe

Watermarks

to identify

Wikidata ID

Q64570864

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