"The Blue Pool" in the Rein Valley near Garmisch

1806

Max Joseph Wagenbauer

Associated Names
Max Joseph Wagenbauer

Artist, German, 1774 - 1829

The image shows a landscape with a lake surrounded by mountains. Rocky terrain with a figure and a dog is in the foreground, leading to the blue lake reflecting the sky. Trees line the slopes down to the lake. The painting features precise brushstrokes, delicate textures, and a color palette of earth tones and soft blues.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sold, Karl & Faber, Munich, 27 May 1978, no. 1158). Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010, 148-149, no. 48.

Inscriptions

on verso, in graphite in a 19th-century hand: Die blaue Gumpe im Rheinthale; then von Wagenbauer; to the left: MS/TW; in graphite in a modern hand: Max Joseph/Grafing 1774-München 1829; at top right: 1000-

Watermarks

J WHATMAN

Wikidata ID

Q64614131

You may be interested in

Loading Results