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This image shows an aerial view of a mountainous landscape. The horizon is high, dividing the sky from the mountains below. The mountains have rocky peaks with some snow, and there is a green valley with small buildings. The cliffs and valleys lead towards a mountain range in the distance. The painting has detailed brushstrokes showing the rocks and foliage. The colors are mostly earthy tones with blue sky and white snow.
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This image shows an aerial view of a mountainous landscape. The horizon is high, dividing the sky from the mountains below. The mountains have rocky peaks with some snow, and there is a green valley with small buildings. The cliffs and valleys lead towards a mountain range in the distance. The painting has detailed brushstrokes showing the rocks and foliage. The colors are mostly earthy tones with blue sky and white snow.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Alpine Valley

Rodolphe Leon Berthoud

Date
1878
Medium
watercolor on old mount
Dimensions
overall: 37 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2002.48.1
Credit line
Gift of David and Elizabeth Tunick in honor of Earl A. Powell III's Tenth Anniversary as Director of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Swiss
  • Mountains
  • Mountain
Provenance

(David Tunick, Inc., New York); gift to NGA, 2002.

Inscription

lower left in red: RB / 7/7.78

NGA object ID 124768. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.