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The image shows a large, ancient tree with twisting branches and dense foliage. In the background, smaller trees and a trail of land create depth. The artwork depicts intricate line work to show texture and detail. The color scheme is black and gray, enhancing the detailed quality. A figure with a hat and staff walks near the tree, providing a sense of scale and human interaction with nature.
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The image shows a large, ancient tree with twisting branches and dense foliage. In the background, smaller trees and a trail of land create depth. The artwork depicts intricate line work to show texture and detail. The color scheme is black and gray, enhancing the detailed quality. A figure with a hat and staff walks near the tree, providing a sense of scale and human interaction with nature.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Widely Expanding Oak Tree

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Date
1825/1830
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 23 x 34.8 cm (9 1/16 x 13 11/16 in.) sheet: 24.9 x 36.6 cm (9 13/16 x 14 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.324
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • Landscape
  • Tree
  • Sky
Provenance

(Lutz Riester, Freiburg im Breisgau); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased December 9, 2003; Gift to NGA, 2012.

NGA object ID 153719. 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.