Ruined Towers Overlooking the Rhine

c. 1835

Karl Bodmer

Associated Names
Karl Bodmer

Artist, Swiss, 1809 - 1893

The image features an elevated viewpoint, showing a landscape with near and distant details. The horizon is high, with rolling hills, a castle in the distance, and misty brushstrokes creating an atmospheric quality. The color palette is monochromatic with various shades of gray. Closest to us is dense vegetation, a river winding into the distance, and towering cliffs and ruins. The sky is overcast with gentle cloud formations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink and brush and gray ink with gray wash and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.8 x 57.9 cm (18 1/16 x 22 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.10.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bodmer estate

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Hammer 1989, 6th entry.

Inscriptions

lower center verso in graphite: Der Warthurm am Rhein

Wikidata ID

Q64591866

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