Der Landschaftmaler auf der Reise (The Landscape Painter on Tour)

1814

Johann Adam Klein

Associated Names
Johann Adam Klein

Artist, German, 1792 - 1875

The image shows a man seated on a rocky outcrop, sketching the landscape ahead of him. The background features hills, a river, a boat with figures, buildings, trees, and a church spire. The man appears absorbed in his drawing. The artwork is detailed and monochromatic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.8 x 19.2 cm (5 7/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.7 x 24.6 cm (7 3/8 x 9 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.15.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Jahn 1863, no. 131, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1863

  • Jahn, C. Das Werk von Johann Adam Klein Maler und Kupferätzer zu München. Munich: Verlag der Montmorrilon'schen Kunsthandlung, 1863.

Inscriptions

across bottom plate: Der Landschaftsmaler auf der Reise. / J.A. Klein fec 1814; by later hand, lower right in graphite: J.131 II

Wikidata ID

Q75407738

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