Landscape with Broken Tree

c.1800

Martin von Molitor

Associated Names
Martin von Molitor

Artist, Austrian, 1759 - 1812

The image shows a landscape with rough terrain, trees, paths, and two resting figures near a winding path. The composition leads towards an open sky in the upper right corner. The etching uses detailed line work and shading to depict the foliage and trees. The color palette is monochromatic, using sepia and brown tones to create contrast and depth. Lighter tones show light filtering through the canopy, while darker areas suggest dense landscapes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.6 × 32.6 cm (9 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.6 × 33.5 cm (10 1/16 × 13 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.777

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 51, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt-am-Main); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 4, 1997; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, no. 51, i/ii

Inscriptions

on verso, in pen and black ink: No. 51. 1er état (?)

Wikidata ID

Q76560420

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