Landscape with a Waterfall and a Resting Family

c. 1790

Martin von Molitor

Associated Names
Martin von Molitor

Artist, Austrian, 1759 - 1812

The image depicts a scene within a natural setting. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, showing a horizon with a castle-like structure and gentle hills in the distance. The artwork features a detailed etching or drawing technique with cross-hatching and stippling for texture and depth, especially seen in the foliage and tree bark. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and white for contrast and detail. In the foreground, two figures are sitting on grass near a cascading stream, with trees nearby and old ruins in the far distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.4 × 30.6 cm (9 5/8 × 12 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.5 × 31.8 cm (10 1/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.74.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler 1835-1852, no. 48

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2015 by NGA.

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. 48.

Wikidata ID

Q77008448

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