Rear View of the Convent with Waterfall

1829

Ernst Fries

Associated Names
Ernst Fries

Artist, German, 1801 - 1833

The image showcases a landscape seen from a slightly elevated viewpoint, offering a panoramic view of natural surroundings. The horizon is positioned in the upper third of the composition with a distant structure, potentially a church, among trees. The piece is crafted with detailed brushstrokes depicting leaves and rocky terrain. The color scheme is predominantly black and white, accentuating contrast and depth. In the foreground, a rocky path leads to a stream winding through lush vegetation, while the background shows a gently rising landscape with trees and a faint building outline.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.2 x 19.7 cm (5 9/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 22.6 x 30.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.6.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Winkler 1975, no. 21, State before letters

  • Series Title

    Views of the Convent of Neuburg on the Neckar

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C.G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1975

  • Winkler, Rolf A. Die Fruhzeit der deutschen Lithographie. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1975.

1988

  • C.G. Boerner Neue Lagerliste 90, 1988: no. 70.

Inscriptions

lower left in stone: EF; rest by later hands, lower left in graphite: (4); vertical along left edge verso in graphite: Stift Neuburg am Neckar; upper left verso in graphite: 481188816; upper right verso in graphite: 452/6

Wikidata ID

Q75396927

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