The Waterfalls at Tivoli (recto)

1704/1714

Joachim Franz Beich

Associated Names
Joachim Franz Beich

Artist, German, 1665 - 1748

The image displays cascading waterfalls flowing down rocky terrain. The perspective is slightly elevated, offering a view of the waterfalls and the hill they descend from. Towards the top of the image, a hill with structures, including a building or tower, can be seen. The brushstrokes are loose and impressionistic, conveying the water's motion and the landscape's texture. The color scheme is earthy, with greens, browns, whites, and grays. The sky appears overcast, hinted at by soft brushstrokes indicating clouds. The artwork depicts a serene natural scene, created with a watercolor and pen technique highlighting texture and light.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray wash and watercolor, heightened with white gouache on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.7 x 40.3 cm (8 9/16 x 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.111.51.a

Associated Artworks

The painting displays a rushing stream seen from a slightly elevated viewpoint. The scene is filled with dense foliage, twisting branches creating an overhead canopy, and shadows on the water. Large rocks are scattered in the water, with energetic currents swirling around them. The brushstrokes depict the water's motion and leaf texture, with swirls and patches of light. The color palette includes muted greens, grays, browns, and hints of white representing frothy water. The overall image conveys a vibrant natural scene filled with lush greenery and flowing water.

Rapids with Overhanging Branches (verso)

Joachim Franz Beich

1704


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Peter Oertel, Bremen. Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 66-69, no. 9

Inscriptions

bottom center, illegible (erased); bottom right, graphite, ll

Wikidata ID

Q64581811

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