The City of Arnberg in the Oberpfalz

1823

Carl Heinzmann

Associated Names
Carl Heinzmann

Artist, German, 1795 - 1846

The image shows a landscape with a higher vantage point overlooking a town in the distance. The horizon is positioned in the upper third of the painting, with the town's skyline, including church towers. The brushwork is delicate and smooth, capturing details of the natural and built environments. The color palette is soft and subtle, with muted earth tones in the hills and fields, alongside blues and grays in the sky and clouds. Two figures are walking along a path with grazing sheep, rocky terrain, and small trees. A green landscape slopes downward toward a river before leading to the town. The sky is expansive with fluffy clouds on a calm, overcast day.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache over traces of graphite, with borderlines in pen and black ink, on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.8 x 39.7 cm (9 3/4 x 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.111.104


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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. 69.

Bibliography

2002

  • Dreyer, Ina. Der Lithograph und Porzellanmaler Carl Friedrich Heinzmann (1795-1846). Dissertation, 2 vols. Munich, 2002, 1: 96, 140, inv. 1202; 2: 279, cat. 83, reprod.

Inscriptions

verso, a sketch in graphite of the city of Amberg, from a more distant viewpoint than the recto; inscribed at top in graphite: Amberg gegen S/Carl Heinzmann 1823

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64537947

You may be interested in

Loading Results