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The image features a detailed drawing of a large tree viewed from a direct perspective, showcasing its grandiosity. The focus is solely on the tree, suggesting a dense foliage environment. The artist uses textured brushstrokes to depict the tree’s bark and leafy canopy. The branches twist and extend in various directions, giving a sense of movement. Dark shading represents the leaves against a sepia-toned background. The composition is monochromatic with a paper-hued backdrop.
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The image features a detailed drawing of a large tree viewed from a direct perspective, showcasing its grandiosity. The focus is solely on the tree, suggesting a dense foliage environment. The artist uses textured brushstrokes to depict the tree’s bark and leafy canopy. The branches twist and extend in various directions, giving a sense of movement. Dark shading represents the leaves against a sepia-toned background. The composition is monochromatic with a paper-hued backdrop.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Leafy Oak by a Woodland Path

Johann Caspar Huber

Date
1780s
Medium
graphite, black and white chalk, and gray wash on buff paper
Dimensions
overall: 41.9 x 28.1 cm (16 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2003.53.2
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Swiss
  • Tree
  • Road
  • Nature
Provenance

The artist's family, by descent. (Joseph Fach, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2003 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in ink: JCH. f.; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: N. 4. 25 p; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: NO251 fr. 1 1/2 / 111-01 PIV BALLI

NGA object ID 127373. 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.