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The image shows a landscape of dense vegetation viewed from a slightly elevated point. There is a forested area with trees dominating the scene. Soft hills are visible in the distance, merging with the sky. The painting is detailed, with precise brushstrokes depicting the trees. The color palette is deep blue, possibly suggesting twilight or moonlight. The sky has light clouds, enhancing the atmospheric depth of the scene.
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The image shows a landscape of dense vegetation viewed from a slightly elevated point. There is a forested area with trees dominating the scene. Soft hills are visible in the distance, merging with the sky. The painting is detailed, with precise brushstrokes depicting the trees. The color palette is deep blue, possibly suggesting twilight or moonlight. The sky has light clouds, enhancing the atmospheric depth of the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Altenhausen bei Freysing

Max Joseph Wagenbauer

Date
1821
Medium
black and chalk with white heightening and gray wash on blue paper
Dimensions
overall: 21.2 x 26.3 cm (8 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2003.130.1
Credit line
Anonymous Gift
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Landscape
  • Tree
  • Winter
  • Nature
  • Cloud
Provenance

Ingeborg Tremmel, Munich; (sale, Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 5 May 2003, no. 328); NGA purchase via Artemis Fine Arts Inc., New York, 2003.

Inscription

lower left in black chalk: Altenhausen bei Freysing; lower right in black chalk: Wagenbauer 1821; lower right verso in black chalk: Althausen

NGA object ID 127894. 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.