Incantation Scene from "Der Freischutz"

Robert Caney

Associated Names
Robert Caney

Artist, British, 1847 - 1911

The image shows a sketch of a rocky landscape. The point of view is from a slightly elevated position, displaying a view of stones, trees, and natural elements. The horizon is not defined, as the sketch focuses on the arrangement of rocks and vegetation. The brushstrokes are expressive and loose, outlining formations with fine lines and creating depth with cross-hatching. The color palette includes beige paper and dark ink for contrast. The sketch features jagged rock shapes and tree branches in the foreground, with more rocky terrain and scattered trees in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.5 x 22.3 cm (6 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.78.a

Associated Artworks

An Exotic Locale with Palm Trees, Tents, and Canopies

Robert Caney

1552


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

probably Miss Dinah Caney (sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 June 1973, part of lot 299); (bought by Christopher Powney); Finchden Manor, Tenterden, Kent; Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1977; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 168 (color)(recto only).

Inscriptions

by artist, center in pen and black ink: incantation Scene / Der Freischutz

Wikidata ID

Q64628863

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