Ansicht von St. Helena und des Schlosses Rauhenstein bey Baden

1817

Johann Adam Klein

Associated Names
Johann Adam Klein

Artist, German, 1792 - 1875

The image shows a landscape sketch with a detailed view from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is placed above the middle of the image, with ruins of a castle on a cliff surrounded by trees. The style features precise linework typical of etching techniques, capturing details of cliffs, foliage, and buildings. The monochromatic scheme emphasizes textures. In the foreground, there are cows grazing near water and a figure tending to them, with a winding path. In the distance, there are rolling hills and a small village with a spired building.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.3 x 22.2 cm (6 x 8 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 20.9 x 26.2 cm (8 1/4 x 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.14.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Jahn 1863, no. 197, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich); purchased 1999 by NGA.

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

lower right in plate: Joh. A. Klein f. 1817.; lower center in plate: Ansicht von St. Helena und des Schlosses Rauhenstein bey Baden / zu haben bey Artaria u. Comp.; by later hand, lower center in graphite: J 197; by later hand, lower left in graphite: J 197 III [?] ober Papier; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: J. 197

Wikidata ID

Q75421317

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