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The image depicts a peaceful wooded area seen from a ground-level perspective. Trees dominate the view, with two tall trees at the center. The artwork features detailed brushwork using stippling and hatching techniques to create texture. The color palette consists of soft earthy tones, hinting at a late afternoon or early evening light. Rocks and branches are scattered in the foreground, with dense foliage framing the scene.
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The image depicts a peaceful wooded area seen from a ground-level perspective. Trees dominate the view, with two tall trees at the center. The artwork features detailed brushwork using stippling and hatching techniques to create texture. The color palette consists of soft earthy tones, hinting at a late afternoon or early evening light. Rocks and branches are scattered in the foreground, with dense foliage framing the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Copse of Trees

Karl Theodor Reiffenstein

Date
1863
Medium
brown and black pen and ink on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 20.6 x 16.4 cm (8 1/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2003.31.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Tree
  • Grass
  • Rock
  • Nature
Provenance

(Galerie Schneider, Frankfurt); (Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zurich); purchased 2003 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in kin: Reiffenstein; lower right in ink: Dec. 1863

NGA object ID 127218. 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.