Ruins of a Fortified Tower among Wooded Hills

1816/1821

Friedrich Salathé

Associated Names
Friedrich Salathé

Artist, Swiss, 1793 - 1858

The image shows a landscape with a tall, ancient tower standing amid a rolling terrain. The horizon is high in the composition, allowing more of the landscape and the structure to be visible. The brushstrokes are varied, creating a watercolor-like texture. The color palette includes browns, greens, blues, and warm tones, evoking a tranquil atmosphere. In the distance, there are trees and stone structures, creating layers that lead to the background. Foliage surrounds the base of the tower.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on two sheets of laid paper

  • Credit Line

    New Century Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 44.4 x 50.2 cm (17 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.73.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist, Basel 1913, inv. no. 46; Kurt Meissner, Zurich; Stiftung Wolfgang Ratjen, Vaduz; (Katrin Bellinger, Kunsthandel, Munich); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Friedrich Salathé, 1793-1858, ein Zeichner der Romantik, Kunstmuseum Basel, Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte der Hansestadt Lübeck, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, 1988, no. 119, fig. 45.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 34

Watermarks

1827 HORN (remainder not deciphered)

Wikidata ID

Q64570870

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