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The image depicts a group of tall, slender trees on a slope. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, with a focus on the trees. The horizon is not visible. The trees on the left are detailed with vibrant colors, while those on the right are sketched with outlines. The color scheme consists of earthy tones for the trees and pale blue for the sky.
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The image depicts a group of tall, slender trees on a slope. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, with a focus on the trees. The horizon is not visible. The trees on the left are detailed with vibrant colors, while those on the right are sketched with outlines. The color scheme consists of earthy tones for the trees and pale blue for the sky.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Study of Pine Trees

Johann Jakob Dorner the younger

Date
c. 1820
Medium
watercolor and gouache over graphite with pen and black ink on blue gray prepared paper
Dimensions
sheet: 27.8 × 31 cm (10 15/16 × 12 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2016.84.2
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Tree
  • Forest
  • Nature
Provenance

Eugen Roth [[1895-1976], Munich (Lugt 2150b). (Buch- und Kunstantiquariat Robert Wölfle, Munich, by 2016); (via C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Inscription

rough sketch of Rhine Valley in graphite on verso; lower left verso in graphite: Dorner; by later hand, lower left verso in black ink: 31 1/2 x 29

NGA object ID 206300. 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.