Peasant Walking along a River

1817

Johann Christoph Erhard

Associated Names
Johann Christoph Erhard

Artist, German, 1795 - 1822

The image depicts a landscape with a large tree on the right side and a pathway next to water leading to the left. There are hills and a mountain range in the distance. The horizon is not clearly defined. The artwork seems to be an etching or detailed pencil sketch, with intricate linework creating texture for leaves, rocks, and water. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, white, and grey. A person with a basket is on the path, adding scale to the scene. In the background, there are hills, foliage, and ruins on the left, and cliffs or rocks on the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on oatmeal paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.3 x 11 cm (2 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 9.9 x 13.6 cm (3 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.78.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Apell 1866, no. 48, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(H.W. Fichter, Frankfurt); purchased by NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1866

  • Apell, Aloys. Das Werk von Johann Christoph Erhard, Maler und Radirer. Dresden: Aloys Apell, 1866.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: JC Erhard f. 1817

Wikidata ID

Q75406182

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