In the Swiss Alps

Jan Wiegers

Associated Names
Jan Wiegers

Artist, Dutch, 1893 - 1959

The image shows a landscape with a bold and dynamic composition. In the upper part, there is a mountain range in black lines and shades of blue, suggesting a horizon. Black, expressive strokes depict abstract tree forms in the foreground. The middle section features rolling hills in ochre, green, and gray brushstrokes, creating texture. The color palette includes browns, blues, greens, with hints of red and purple. The image conveys a sense of movement and contrast between energetic lines and muted tones.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored pencils with gray wash on yellow-pink wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Richard A. Simms

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.5 x 23 cm (6 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.85.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ernest and Lilly Jacobson, Amsterdam; Richard A. Simms, Los Angeles, c. 1956/1958; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in black crayon: JanWiegers; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: X D 6/152; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: X

Watermarks

PANNEKOE[?]

Wikidata ID

Q64580787

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