Woods in the Park near Monza

1895

Mosè Bianchi

Associated Names
Mosè Bianchi

Artist, Italian, 1840 - 1904

The image features a dense woodland area with an arrangement of trees. The horizon is not visible, as the focus is on the trees and foliage. The composition shows a network of trunks and branches, with a central tree trunk standing prominently. The style of the brushstrokes is textured and sketch-like, depicting detail and movement in the bark and foliage. The color palette is monochrome, with varying shades of black, white, and grey creating contrast between the tree trunks and the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, softground etching, and aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Ann and Matthew Nimetz

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40.7 × 29 cm (16 × 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 45.5 × 32 cm (17 15/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.115.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mezzetti 1935, no. 106, State undescribed iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe, La Mandragola di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • From Neoclassicism to Futurism: Italian Prints and Drawings, 1800- 1925, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2014 - 2015.

Bibliography

1935

  • Mezzetti, Amalia.L'acquaforte lombarda nella seconda metà dell'800. Milan, 1935: no. 106, i/ii

Wikidata ID

Q77005702

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