A Rider by a Mountain Pond at Sunset

1870s

Adolphe Appian

Associated Names
Adolphe Appian
Artist, French, 1818 - 1898
The image shows a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is in the upper third of the composition, with hills, trees, and a bird in the sky. The scene includes rocks, grass, water reflecting grassy banks, a figure on horseback with a dog, and rocky outcrops and trees in the distance. The color palette is monochrome in shades of gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal with stumping on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.3 × 44.2 cm (11 9/16 × 17 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.13.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S. A., Paris); purchased 2012 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: 120105

Wikidata ID

Q64533390

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