Italian Coastal Landscape with a Thunderstorm

1828/1831

Friedrich Preller the Elder

Associated Names
Friedrich Preller the Elder

Artist, German, 1804 - 1878

The image features a landscape seen from above, showcasing a variety of elements. The horizon divides the view into sky and land/sea. The sky is filled with dark clouds, and birds are in flight. The color palette is dominated by earthy tones. Brushstrokes are detailed, especially in the trees and foliage. Livestock is seen close by on a path, tended by a lone herder, with a serene body of water and distant mountain range in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and red-brown ink with red-brown and gray washes, heightened with white, over graphite on paper; mounted on board

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.2 x 32.5 cm (9 1/8 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.52.1

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1992

  • Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 52.

Inscriptions

lower right in ink: F. Preller.

Wikidata ID

Q64570862

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