View of the Convent of Neuberg from the Summit

1829

Ernst Fries

Associated Names
Ernst Fries

Artist, German, 1801 - 1833

The image shows a landscape viewed from an elevated perspective, looking across a valley nestled between rolling hills. At the center of the image, a cluster of buildings and a small church-like structure with a spire emerge from the wooded valley. The horizon is defined by a series of gentle hills, creating a boundary between the earth and sky. The artwork is a monochrome illustration with fine, detailed lines and crosshatching to depict texture and depth in the landscape and foliage. The color palette is grayscale, emphasizing the contrast between light and shadow. The intricate line work captures the terrain, from rugged hills to the lush canopy of trees surrounding the buildings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.1 x 23.9 cm (5 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.6 x 30.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.6.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Winkler 1975, no. 18, State before letters

  • Series Title

    Views of the Convent of Neuburg on the Neckar

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C.G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1975

  • Winkler, Rolf A. Die Fruhzeit der deutschen Lithographie. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1975.

1988

  • C.G. Boerner Neue Lagerliste 90, 1988: no. 70.

Inscriptions

lower left in stone: EF; rest by later hands, lower left in graphite: (1); vertical along left edge verso in graphite: Stift Neuburg am Neckar; upper left verso in graphite: 481188816; upper right verso in graphite: 452/6

Wikidata ID

Q75396939

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