Die Hügel Umbriens bei Perugia

Deutsche Grafik 1830–1850, 1830/1832

The painting depicts a view from an elevated position looking across a gently undulating landscape. The horizon is high, showing distant hills and mountains blending into the soft sky. Small white clouds float in the sky. Fields suggest farmland beyond the hills. Quick, expressive brushstrokes create texture, especially in the nearby trees. The color palette includes pastel tones of blue, gray, green, and yellow. Trees in the foreground are cooler in color, transitioning to warmer tones in the distance, enhancing depth.
Künstler
Deutsche Grafik 1830–1850
Datierung
1830/1832
Gattung
Zeichnung
Technik
watercolor and gouache over graphite on blue-green prepared wove paper
Maße
22,6 × 32,9 cm
Sammlung
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Lizenz
Gemeinfrei, CC0

Bildbeschreibung

The painting depicts a view from an elevated position looking across a gently undulating landscape. The horizon is high, showing distant hills and mountains blending into the soft sky. Small white clouds float in the sky. Fields suggest farmland beyond the hills. Quick, expressive brushstrokes create texture, especially in the nearby trees. The color palette includes pastel tones of blue, gray, green, and yellow. Trees in the foreground are cooler in color, transitioning to warmer tones in the distance, enhancing depth.

Deutsche Grafik 1830–1850