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The image shows a landscape with a lake surrounded by mountains. Rocky terrain with a figure and a dog is in the foreground, leading to the blue lake reflecting the sky. Trees line the slopes down to the lake. The painting features precise brushstrokes, delicate textures, and a color palette of earth tones and soft blues.
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The image shows a landscape with a lake surrounded by mountains. Rocky terrain with a figure and a dog is in the foreground, leading to the blue lake reflecting the sky. Trees line the slopes down to the lake. The painting features precise brushstrokes, delicate textures, and a color palette of earth tones and soft blues.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

"The Blue Pool" in the Rein Valley near Garmisch

Max Joseph Wagenbauer

Date
1806
Medium
pen and gray ink with watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 31 x 43.8 cm (12 3/16 x 17 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2007.111.180
Credit line
Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Tree
  • Dog
  • Trees
  • River
  • Mountains
  • Mountain
  • Man
  • Boulder
Provenance

(sold, Karl & Faber, Munich, 27 May 1978, no. 1158). Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Inscription

on verso, in graphite in a 19th-century hand: Die blaue Gumpe im Rheinthale; then von Wagenbauer; to the left: MS/TW; in graphite in a modern hand: Max Joseph/Grafing 1774-München 1829; at top right: 1000-

Watermarks

J WHATMAN

NGA object ID 139226. 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.