Moonlit Landscape with a Monk Walking near a Palace

1852

Julius Albert Elsasser

Associated Names
Julius Albert Elsasser

Artist, German, 1814 - 1859

The image shows a figure walking with a cane on a path by a large tree, with a building in the background and a warm sepia color palette. The tree dominates the left side, while the building is in the upper right corner, partially hidden by vegetation. Brushstrokes are detailed for the tree and smooth for the sky and distant structures, creating a contrast between light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown wax with scratching out on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32 × 23.1 cm (12 5/8 × 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.188.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Berlin: (Ralph R. Haugwitz, Berlin). (C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

scratched out in lower right:J A Elsasser 52

Wikidata ID

Q64591705

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