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The image shows a gnarled tree with twisted branches and a textured trunk. The horizon is low in the frame, with more trees visible in the distance. The brushstrokes are precise and detailed, capturing the texture of the tree. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones. The ground is scattered with plants and leaves, and there is a figure sitting by the tree.
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The image shows a gnarled tree with twisted branches and a textured trunk. The horizon is low in the frame, with more trees visible in the distance. The brushstrokes are precise and detailed, capturing the texture of the tree. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones. The ground is scattered with plants and leaves, and there is a figure sitting by the tree.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Dead Oak Tree

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Date
c. 1830
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 36.8 x 52.3 cm (14 1/2 x 20 9/16 in.) sheet: 37 x 52.5 cm (14 9/16 x 20 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.325
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Nachgelassene Radierungen (Plate 6)

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • plant
  • Seated figure
  • Tree
  • Nature
Provenance

Heinrich Kaspar Lempertz Sr. [1816-1898], Cologne (Lugt 1337). (Lutz Riester, Freiburg im Breisgau); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased December 18, 2002; Gift to NGA, 2012.

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NGA object ID 153720. 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.