Two Children Seated near Overgrown Ruins

1758

Johann Georg Wille

Associated Names
Johann Georg Wille

Artist, German, 1715 - 1808

A landscape view from a slightly elevated point overlooking a rugged terrain. Dark clouds dominate the sky. Rocks and shrubbery are dispersed throughout the scene. Two figures are seated on the right. The brushstrokes are soft yet defined, with lines and shading creating depth and texture. The color palette consists of warm sepia tones. A pathway curves through the scene leading towards hills in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.6 x 30.4 cm (8 1/8 x 11 15/16 in.)
    mount: 28.8 x 39.1 cm (11 5/16 x 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.97.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Emanuel von Baeyer, London); purchased 2009 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • New Acquisitions, 1750-1950: European Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture. Winter Exhibition. Shepherd & Derom Galleries, New York, 1999, no. 1.

Bibliography

2009

  • Emanuel von Baeyer. Fine Prints and Related Drawings, Sixteenth to Early Twentieth Century. London, 2009: no. 50.

Wikidata ID

Q64581976

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