A Meadow with Cattle at the Edge of a Wood

c. 1790

Martin von Molitor

Associated Names
Martin von Molitor

Artist, Austrian, 1759 - 1812

The image depicts a landscape with tall, detailed trees dominating the foreground, a pasture with grazing cattle, a figure, and a subtly rendered sky in the distance. The monochromatic color palette features varying shades of gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with tonal etching and scratching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.6 x 32.6 cm (9 11/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.9 x 34 cm (10 3/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.128.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 52, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, no. 52.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in brown ink: No. 52 Le troupeaux de vaches / dans le bois / épreuve au lavis

Wikidata ID

Q76348301

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