Hunters Leaving a Forest

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer

Associated Names
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer

Artist, German, 1807 - 1863

The image shows a landscape with a tree trunk on the left side, branches covered in foliage. Near the tree, two deer stand in the underbrush, one a doe and the other a fawn. In the distance under tree canopies, small figures are visible. The painting is detailed, with precise brushstrokes emphasizing textures. The color scheme is sepia, enhancing a tranquil atmosphere. A waterway reflects greenery, leading the eye to the background where the landscape fades into the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on beige wove paper (proof)

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.4 x 22.7 cm (11 3/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 44.7 x 30.4 cm (17 5/8 x 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.16.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Andresen 1878, no. 18, State i/ii [proof before letters]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Karrmann, Cincinnati; (James A. Bergquist, Boston, MA); purchased by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1878

  • Andresen, Andreas. Die deutschen Maler-Radirer (peintres-graveurs) des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, nach ihren Leben und Werken. 5 vols. Leipzig: Alexander Danz, 1878.

Inscriptions

by later hand, center verso in graphite: W Karrmann / Der Jäger Abscheid vom Wald - And: 18 / Schirmer benannt das Blatt: "Wer hat dich du schönen Wald" / etc / (illeg) Schrift.; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: A 18- probedruck-

Watermarks

FRERES

Wikidata ID

Q75407478

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