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The image shows a dense forest with tall, gnarled trees, including one large tree dominating the center. Light is visible in the distance, creating depth through trees. The brushwork is detailed, with fine lines for texture. The color palette is mostly gray and black, typical of etching techniques. The play of light and shadow enhances the depth of the scene.
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The image shows a dense forest with tall, gnarled trees, including one large tree dominating the center. Light is visible in the distance, creating depth through trees. The brushwork is detailed, with fine lines for texture. The color palette is mostly gray and black, typical of etching techniques. The play of light and shadow enhances the depth of the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Autumn

Eduard Willmann, after Eduard Marak

Date
1871
Medium
etching on chine collé
Dimensions
plate: 42.3 × 31.3 cm (16 5/8 × 12 5/16 in.) sheet: 58 × 44.4 cm (22 13/16 × 17 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2016.135.3
Credit line
Gift of Dewayne and Faith Perry
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Four Seasons

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • plant
  • bird
  • animal
  • Tree
  • Water
Provenance

Frederic Robert Halsey, New York (Lugt 1308) [1847 - 1914]. (C. & J. Goodfriend, New York); Dewayne and Faith Perry, Austin, TX; gift to NGA, 2016.

Inscription

lower right in graphite: Radirt von Prof. Willmann; by later hand, lower left verso: ... Vienna 1874 / [ex] set of 4

NGA object ID 206832. 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.