Weathered Boulders

c. 1769

Franz Edmund Weirotter

Associated Names
Franz Edmund Weirotter

Artist, Austrian, 1730 - 1771

The image shows a cluster of large rocks depicted from a slightly elevated angle, emphasizing their textures and forms. There is no visible horizon, suggesting a closer focus on the rocks. The style features delicate, linear brushstrokes enhancing the details and surfaces of the rocks. The color palette is dominated by earthy tones of reddish-brown. In the distance, small plants emerge from the crevices between the rocks. The background is minimalistic, keeping the rocks as the focal point.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kurt Meissner, Zurich. Dr. Andrew Robison; gift 1991 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1989

  • Central European Drawings 1680-1800: A Selection from American Collections, The Art Museum, Princeton, 1989, no. 92.

Bibliography

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.108.

Inscriptions

by later hand on attached slip of paper, lower right verso in graphite: ZusX / 77 / 3632

Wikidata ID

Q64570491

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