Cattle Resting in a Grove with a Man Seated beside a Brook

1764

Salomon Gessner

Associated Names
Salomon Gessner

Artist, Swiss, 1730 - 1788

The image depicts a pastoral landscape in detailed etching. The point of view is slightly elevated, showing a sweeping view of the landscape. The horizon aligns with the tops of distant trees, with the sky etched with fine, delicate strokes. A stream winds through thick vegetation with lush, textured foliage. A figure sits near the water's edge. In the distance, a grove of trees with voluminous canopies and grazing livestock is shown. The artwork is monochrome, using black and tan shades for a tranquil visual impact.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper tinted pale blue

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.5 x 18.8 cm (8 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.5 x 25.8 cm (11 5/8 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.12.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Leemann-Van Elck 1930, no. 6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified collector (blind stamp, EM, Lugt 885); Prof. Dr. Richard Jung, probably Switzerland or Germany [1911-1986] (Lugt undescribed); (Lutz Riester), Switzerland; purchased 1996 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • Leemann-Van Elck, Paul. Salomon Gessner: Dichter, Maler und Radierer, 1730-1788. Zurich, 1930.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: S.Gessner inv. et fec.; lower center in plate: 6.; by later hand, lower right in ink: A.

Watermarks

partial watermark not identified

Wikidata ID

Q75396105

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