The Hills of Umbria near Perugia

1830/1832

Johann Georg von Dillis

Associated Names
Johann Georg von Dillis

Artist, German, 1759 - 1841

The painting depicts a view from an elevated position looking across a gently undulating landscape. The horizon is high, showing distant hills and mountains blending into the soft sky. Small white clouds float in the sky. Fields suggest farmland beyond the hills. Quick, expressive brushstrokes create texture, especially in the nearby trees. The color palette includes pastel tones of blue, gray, green, and yellow. Trees in the foreground are cooler in color, transitioning to warmer tones in the distance, enhancing depth.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard Huber, Heidelberg. (sale, Bernd Rieber, Stuttgart, 22 September 1990, no. 966). Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Johann Georg von Dillis, Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Albertinium, Dresden, 1991 - 1992, no. 142.

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010, 19, 36, 38, 138, 242-243, no. 92 (entry by Hinrich Sieveking).

Inscriptions

on former mount in another hand: Perugia (italienische Landschaft)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64581973

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