Cascade dessus Wasserberg (Waterfall above Wasserberg)

c. 1774

Caspar Wolf

Associated Names
Caspar Wolf

Artist, Swiss, 1735 - 1783

The image shows a landscape with a high vantage point looking across to a rocky cliff. A rocky ledge with sparse grassy patches and a small tree is in the foreground, where two figures stand. One figure gestures upwards towards a tall waterfall cascading down from the right side. The horizon is obscured by the rugged cliff face, and the sky above is filled with clouds in beige, gray, and light blue tones. The painting features smooth brushstrokes, especially in the waterfall, which shines with white and gray hues. The color palette includes earthy tones, greens, browns, and cool colors of the sky and waterfall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and black ink on laid paper, mounted on original album sheet

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.5 x 20.2 cm (12 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.55.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anton Büeler-Smulders, Palais Friedberg, Switzerland; (his sale, Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, 12 June 2002, no. 568); (Arturo Cuéllar, Zurich); purchased 2003 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

upper left in watercolor: 186; across lower center in brown ink: Cascade dessus Wasserberg, dans le Canton de Schwitz

Wikidata ID

Q64538109

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