Landscape with Fallen Tree

1875

Charles Volkmar

Associated Names
Charles Volkmar

Artist, American, 1841 - 1914

The image shows a landscape with an old, gnarled tree in the center. The land slopes away from the tree, leading towards a horizon where a castle can be seen among rolling hills. The artwork appears to be an intricate etching, with delicate lines and textures created through crosshatching and varying line densities. The color scheme is monochromatic, using blacks and grays for contrast and texture. The scene includes a lush valley with dense vegetation and hills in the background under a sky marked with horizontal lines, indicating clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.88 × 26.51 cm (6 1/4 × 10 7/16 in.)
    plate: 25.08 × 34.61 cm (9 7/8 × 13 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 36.2 × 52.71 cm (14 1/4 × 20 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3528

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Baltimore, Maryland; William MacLeod, Washington, DC, 1876; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Chas. Volkmar.; lower left edge in graphite: Accepted in the Salon of 1875.; lower right edge in graphite: Dr. W. Macleod / Compliments of Chas. Volkmar.

Wikidata ID

Q77012792

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