Arcadian Landscape with a Satyr Family

1759-1835

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Associated Names
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Artist, German, 1759 - 1835

The image shows a landscape scene with a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is positioned in the upper third of the composition, partly obscured by tall trees. The intricate brushwork captures the natural textures of the trees and vegetation with fine lines. The color palette is monochromatic, leaning towards a sepia tone. There are two figures with a goat carrying a basket, surrounded by plants and a rocky outcrop. In the background, there are vast trees and structures or ruins partially hidden among them, bathed in gentle light.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.1 × 35.9 cm (11 1/16 × 14 1/8 in.) (trimmed to plate mark)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.770

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Martens 1976, no. 187, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Martens, Ulf. Der Zeichner und Radierer C. W. Kolbe. Berlin, 1976: no. 187, i/ii

Inscriptions

below image, at bottom left: C. W. Kolbe; on verso, at bottom left, in graphite: M. 187, J. 57 / 25632; on verso, at center, in graphite: 57

Wikidata ID

Q76560409

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