Landscape

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Associated Names
Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Artist, German, 1749 - 1822

The image shows a landscape view from an elevated perspective, with a sweeping scene that stretches into the distance. The horizon is placed in the middle of the image, with undulating hills and distant mountains barely visible. The painting features broad, fluid brushstrokes with a wash effect in shades of brown, creating a softened, sketch-like quality. Dark silhouettes of trees with thick foliage dominate the foreground, while rolling fields or plains extend into the background. The sky is filled with large, fluffy clouds expressed through swirling, loose lines, harmonizing with the earthly tones below.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified collector (R.W. on mount, Lugt undescribed); (Walter Schatzki Gallery, New York); William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, March 1968; gift to NGA, 1991.

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Bibliography

1993

  • National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 93.

Wikidata ID

Q64570493

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