Small Plant Study: a Burdock, Delicate Tufts of Grass at Left

1826/1828

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Associated Names
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Artist, German, 1759 - 1835

The image features large, intricately detailed leaves dominating the scene. The color palette consists of shades of black, white, and grey, suggesting an etching or illustration. In the foreground, the expansive leaves spread outward and overlap each other, with some curling at the edges. In the background, more leaves fill the upper portion, extending toward the top as they cascade over one another. A tree or bush with fine, intricate details can be seen on the right side of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.9 x 15.7 cm (5 1/16 x 6 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.8 x 17.8 cm (5 13/16 x 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.328

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Martens 1976, no. 77

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Count Giuseppe Archinto [1783-1861], Milan (Lugt 52); (C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 29, 1993; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1920

  • Jentsch, Ernst. "Der Radierer Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1757 Berlin-1835 Dessau." Unpublished dissertation. Breslau, 1920: no. 222.

1976

  • Martens, Ulf. Der Zeichner und Radierer C. W. Kolbe. Berlin, 1976: no. 72.

Inscriptions

in image, at top right: C W K fe

Wikidata ID

Q76556636

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