Giant Oak with a Seated Fisherman

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Associated Names
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Artist, German, 1759 - 1835

The image shows a landscape with a detailed tree on the right side and a figure with a fishing rod near its base. In the background, there is a river, an arched bridge, and lush vegetation. The illustration is done in fine etching, featuring intricate details and a monochromatic color palette of gray and black emphasizing texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.8 × 40.2 cm (11 3/4 × 15 13/16 in.), cut to platemark

  • Accession Number

    2013.90.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Martens 1976, no. 215, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Martens, Ulf. Der Zeichner und Radierer C. W. Kolbe. Berlin, 1976, no. 215, i/iii

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: C. W. Kolbe f.

Wikidata ID

Q77005322

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