Children and Goats Resting by a Felled Tree

Deutsche Grafik 1850–1890, 1868

The image depicts a pastoral scene viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. A group of children and goats are clustered close to us on a grassy slope. One child is playfully seated on a tree branch that extends across the scene. The horizon is set low in the painting, marked by a distant glimpse of rolling hills under a light blue sky scattered with clouds. The artist uses delicate and precise brushstrokes, lending the scene a soft, illustrative quality. The color palette is dominated by earthy tones of green and brown with highlights of blue and grey in the background, capturing a serene and natural environment. Elements such as a wooden fence and large, gnarled trees frame the composition.
Artist
Deutsche Grafik 1850–1890
Date
1868
Type
Drawing
Medium
pen and brown and some gray ink with watercolor and gouache, a few touches of varnish (gum arabic?) on wove paper
Dimensions
16 × 23.3 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image depicts a pastoral scene viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. A group of children and goats are clustered close to us on a grassy slope. One child is playfully seated on a tree branch that extends across the scene. The horizon is set low in the painting, marked by a distant glimpse of rolling hills under a light blue sky scattered with clouds. The artist uses delicate and precise brushstrokes, lending the scene a soft, illustrative quality. The color palette is dominated by earthy tones of green and brown with highlights of blue and grey in the background, capturing a serene and natural environment. Elements such as a wooden fence and large, gnarled trees frame the composition.

Deutsche Grafik 1850–1890