An Alpine Village in Summertime

Jean Antoine Linck

Associated Names
Jean Antoine Linck

Artist, Swiss, 1766 - 1843

The image depicts a landscape with mountains in the background, trees, buildings, and a bridge in the middle ground, and a gently sloping terrain in the foreground. The drawing is done in pencil with shading and white highlights to show texture and depth. The color scheme consists of soft gray tones and the tan color of the paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk and graphite heightened with white chalk on tan paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 42.2 x 58.2 cm (16 5/8 x 22 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.17.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(August Laube, Zurich); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by the artist, lower right in brown ink: Joh Ant Linck

Wikidata ID

Q64580988

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