A Large Oak Tree in Gehölz. A Young Man with a Spear Follows a Young Girl.

c.1800

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Associated Names
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Artist, German, 1759 - 1835

The image is a black and white etching featuring a scene beneath a large tree. The tree's canopy occupies most of the composition, with detailed foliage depicted through fine lines. The perspective is slightly below eye level, and two human figures are near the tree's base, engaged in a dynamic interaction. In the background, other trees are suggested, creating a sense of depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.4 x 17.5 cm (10 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.7 x 21.7 cm (11 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.323

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Martens 1976, no. 125

  • Series Title

    Blätter groestentheils Landschaftlichen Inhalts (Plate 41)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(August Laube Buch- und Kunstantiquariat, Zurich); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 1, 2007; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1920

  • Jentsch, Ernst. "Der Radierer Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1757 Berlin-1835 Dessau." Unpublished dissertation. Breslau, 1920: no. 41.

1976

  • Martens, Ulf. Der Zeichner und Radierer C. W. Kolbe. Berlin, 1976: no. 125.

Inscriptions

in image, at top left: C W Kf; in image, at top right: 41

Wikidata ID

Q76556625

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