Landscape with a Pyramid and Classical Ruins

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Associated Names
Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Artist, German, 1749 - 1822

The image show a landscape with architectural features, trees, and figures viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. A structure resembling a ruin or an old building can be seen in the distance along with hills. Two small figures are present in the foreground. The ink lines provide texture and depth to the elements in the scene. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of sepia, giving an antique appearance. The composition includes trees on the right and architectural elements on the left, framed by an open sky.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Herman Shickman Gallery, New York); purchased by Christian Humann; The Christian Humann Foundation, Paris (Humann estate sale, New York, Sotheby's, 12 June 1982, lot 70, bought in); gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Watermarks

standing bird above 3 hills, flanked by letters E and S, all in a circle

Wikidata ID

Q64570499

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