Two Shepherds in a Rocky Landscape

1764

Salomon Gessner

Associated Names
Salomon Gessner

Artist, Swiss, 1730 - 1788

The image shows a rocky terrain with cliffs and figures carved or placed near the rock face. Two figures are seen near a large rock formation, with a fence running along the edge of the rock to the right. The brushstrokes are detailed and use fine lines to depict textures of the stone and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, resembling engravings with high contrast between light and shadowed areas, creating a rich visual texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper tinted pale blue

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.6 x 18.8 cm (8 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.5 x 25.9 cm (11 5/8 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.12.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Leemann-Van Elck 1930, no. 7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified collector (blind stamp, EM, Lugt 885); Prof. Dr. Richard Jung, probably Switzerland or Germany [1911-1986] (Lugt undescribed); (Lutz Riester), Switzerland; purchased 1996 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • Leemann-Van Elck, Paul. Salomon Gessner: Dichter, Maler und Radierer, 1730-1788. Zurich, 1930.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: S.Gessner inv et fec.; lower center in plate: 7.; by later hand, lower right in ink: A.

Wikidata ID

Q75396129

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