In der Wüste (In the Desert)

1859

Carl Haag

Associated Names
Carl Haag

Artist, German, 1820 - 1915

The painting depicts a ground-level view of a desert landscape. The horizon is placed two-thirds up the image, showing distant mountains and a clear blue sky with scattered white clouds. In the foreground is a sun-bleached carcass of a large animal, possibly a camel, with prominent visible bones. The brushstrokes are detailed, capturing the sand texture and the structure of the animal. The color palette includes muted earth tones, pale blue sky, and stark white bones, emphasizing the image's dryness and isolation.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

By descent through the family of the artist; (Yvonne tan Bunzl, London); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2004 - 2005

Inscriptions

by the artist, lower left in brown wash: In der Wüste Jan: 1859; by the artist, lower right in brown wash: Carl Haag; by the artist? upper left verso in graphite: Norman; by the artist? upper right verso in graphite: 20.gs.; by the artist? upper right verso in brown wash: No 12; by the artist, lower left verso in graphite: A dead Camel / in der Wüste (not deciphered) Roten Meer / Janüar 1859

Wikidata ID

Q64537942

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