The Mystery of Earth (Book VIII: Mitya, facing p.284)

1949

Fritz Eichenberg

Associated Names
Fritz Eichenberg

Artist, American, 1901 - 1990

The image depicts a night scene of a curving path through a landscape. A figure walks toward the path in the foreground. In the background, there are shadowy fields, trees, and a structure with onion domes. The sky is filled with textured brushstrokes resembling stars. The color palette consists of shades of black and grey with touches of white for contrast. The overall composition evokes a sense of mystery and movement in the serene landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.5 × 16.2 cm (8 7/16 × 6 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 × 20.1 cm (12 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.51

  • Series Title

    Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" [1950.17.29-78]

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"Fritz Eichenberg" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "E." lower left composition, in stone, artist's hand. Not dated. Verso: none.

Wikidata ID

Q65224000

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