Dead Scottish Soldiers on the Battlefield near Ypres

1916

René Beeh

Associated Names
René Beeh

Artist, German, 1886 - 1922

This is a painting of a surreal woodland scene with abstract elements. The painting depicts an area in a forest setting with three unknown forms on a shadowed ground. Vibrant colors such as blues, browns, and greens are used in a loose and expressive manner. The background features tree trunks and various shaped forms, suggesting a natural environment rendered with an abstract and expressive approach.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor with pen and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.5 x 35 cm (13 3/16 x 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.81.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rose Béeh, Villeneuve sur Avignon. Hans Bosshardt, Oberfelden-Bickwil, Switzerland. Art market, Switzerland. (sale, Arno Winterberg, 5 May 2007, no. 786). (Jörg Maass, Berlin); purchased 2012 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and black ink: Beeh 16; across lower edge of verso in graphite: P. 737 BA, sv Beeh: Schlachfelder bei Ypres HBST

Wikidata ID

Q64620330

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