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The image depicts a sketched landscape with an elevated viewpoint. The horizon is high in the composition, separating land from sky. Bold black lines on a beige background illustrate the terrain. There is a path or road in the foreground leading towards the center. Faint outlines in the distance suggest additional hills or formations. The color palette is minimal, using black lines on a beige background.
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The image depicts a sketched landscape with an elevated viewpoint. The horizon is high in the composition, separating land from sky. Bold black lines on a beige background illustrate the terrain. There is a path or road in the foreground leading towards the center. Faint outlines in the distance suggest additional hills or formations. The color palette is minimal, using black lines on a beige background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Blick auf einen Fluss (View on a River)

Paul Klee

Date
1912
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.5190
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Swiss
  • Tree
  • River
  • Building

NGA object ID 8112. 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.