A Summer Evening at the Lago Maggiore

1845

Salomon Corrodi

Associated Names
Salomon Corrodi

Artist, Swiss, 1810 - 1892

The image depicts a landscape with a winding path bordered by rocks and shrubs. In the distance, there is a village with houses and a building with a small tower, potentially a church. Mountains rise behind the village, leading to a horizon with a lake extending towards distant hills and mountains. The painting has delicate yet detailed brushstrokes, using warm colors like earthy browns, lush greens, and shades of blue and purple.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper, mounted on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 63.8 × 96.7 cm (25 1/8 × 38 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.76.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 23 November 2012, lot 130); (C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased by NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • From Neoclassicism to Futurism: Italian Prints and Drawings, 1800- 1925, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2014 - 2015.

Inscriptions

lower left in image: Sal. Corrodi fec. Rome. / 1845.

Wikidata ID

Q64630220

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