A Storm over the Mountains near Nocera

c. 1787

Attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Associated Names
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Artist, German, 1749 - 1832

The image shows a valley surrounded by hills, with buildings on a distant hill. The landscape is depicted with expressive brushstrokes, emphasizing the texture of the scene. The color palette is sepia-toned. Figures are walking on a path near shrubs and trees. In the background, there is a building with a chimney and tall trees. The sky has clouds and beams of light.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.8 x 29.8 cm (8 3/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
    image: 18.4 x 27.9 cm (7 1/4 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.111.96

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Fischer, Lucerne). David Lachenmann, Munich, 1996. Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010, no. 39.

Inscriptions

below border line at bottom center in brown ink: [illeg.]...Nocera...[illeg.]; at left in modern graphite: Goethe; on verso in modern graphite at top right: 2478D; at bottom center: coll. 1750; at bottom left a sticker numbered in pen: 375

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64536872

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