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Ancient Trees in a Pastoral Landscape

1790/1795

Carl Philipp Schallhas

Associated Names

Carl Philipp Schallhas

Artist, Austrian, 1767 - 1797

The image depicts a landscape with large leaves and fallen wood in the foreground. Towards the middle ground, a figure is walking with cattle on a sloping hill. The horizon is at the top of the image. Detailed brushstrokes capture the textures of the foliage and ground, with a limited brown color palette. The sky is subtly rendered in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

red chalk over traces of black chalk on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Katrin Bellinger in memory of Wolfgang Ratjen
Dimensions

overall: 44 x 36.8 cm (17 5/16 x 14 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1998.79.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heinrich Wilhelm Campe, Leipzig (Lugt 1391); Katrin Bellinger, Munich; gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in sky: C. Schallhas ft.; lower left verso: N JZD-

Wikidata ID

Q64537990

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