Pines on a Mountaintop at Night
c. 1779/1810
Anton Kölbl
Artist, Austrian, 1771 - 1843
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and aquatint on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 10.8 × 14.6 cm (4 1/4 × 5 3/4 in.)
sheet: 11.2 × 15.1 cm (4 7/16 × 5 15/16 in.) -
Accession Number
2020.134.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Michael Mayr [1796 - 1870], Vienna and Eisenstadt. Marianne Fájt [died c. 1955], Eisenstadt (Lugt 1804a). János Scholz [1903 - 1933], New York (Lugt 2933b), until 1944; Philadelphia Musuem of Art (accession no. 1944-73-552) until deaccession in 2017; (C. G. Boerner, NY); purchased 2020 by NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Kölbl Fir trees & rocks at night / A Kölbl; lower right verso in graphite, PMA's accession number: 44-73-552 [crossed out]
Markings
Marianne Fájt [died c. 1955], Eisenstadt (Lugt 1804a)