Landscape with Nudes Boarding a Boat

1799

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Associated Names
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Artist, German, 1759 - 1835

The image depicts a lush, wooded area with intricately detailed trees dominating the mid to high portion of the composition. The horizon is obscured by dense foliage. The style of brushstrokes resembles an etching, creating detailed textures and shadows. The color palette is monochromatic, with variations of browns and grays. Human figures are seen beside a small boat in the underbrush, providing a focal point. In the distance, more trees are visible, blending into a dense forest background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 41.1 x 36.4 cm (16 3/16 x 14 5/16 in.) (trimmed within plate mark)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.330

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Martens 1976, no. 209, State ii or later

  • Series Title

    Blätter groestentheils Landschaftlichen Inhalts, Lieferung 3 (Plate 62)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(R.E. Lewis, Belvedere, California); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 10, 1997; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1920

  • Jentsch, Ernst. "Der Radierer Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1757 Berlin-1835 Dessau." Unpublished dissertation. Breslau, 1920: no. 62.

1976

  • Martens, Ulf. Der Zeichner und Radierer C. W. Kolbe. Berlin, 1976: no. 209, ii or later.

Wikidata ID

Q76556641

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