Untitled--Forest Scene

c. 1930-1940

August Sander

Associated Names
August Sander

Artist, German, 1876 - 1964

The image has a misty forest scene with fallen leaves on the forest floor. The trees have hooded branches creating a pattern overhead. The horizon is obscured by dense fog blending with silhouettes of trees and foliage. There is no distinct horizon line visible as the mist envelops the scene. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of grey and black highlighting the texture of wet leaves and tree branches.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Estate of August Sander, Cologne; by inheritance to Gunther, then Gerhard Sander, Cologne, by 1993; purchased by Kent and Marcia Minichiello, Washington, DC, by 1993; gift to NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • Photographs from the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999.

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: 3

Wikidata ID

Q64145057

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