Artwork
Goat in a Landscape
Goat in a Landscape is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Adam von Bartsch. It dates from 1805 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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- Inscribed:lower right in plate: A.Bartsch sc.1805; lower left in plate: H.Roos.inv; lower center in plate: Nuremberg ches J.F. Frauenholz & Co. 1808; lower right in plate: 1.; by later hands, lower left in graphite: B.219 / A 19532 / A. v. Bartsch, Wien 1757-1821; lR //in graphite: 40.-; lLv//in graphite: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 / (10
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Overview
Goat in a Landscape is an 1805 etching on wove paper by Johann Adam von Bartsch, an Austrian engraver, etcher, and curator. The work features a solitary goat set against a minimalist, grassy landscape.
Subject & Meaning
Beyond a straightforward depiction, the etching serves as a study in contrast, emphasizing the goat's presence through compositional simplicity and nuanced textural rendering.
Technique & Style
Bartsch employed etching with drypoint to achieve a sharp, clean line quality and soft shading. The drypoint technique, evident in the goat's fur, adds a tactile, realistic depth to the subject.
History & Provenance
Created in 1805 by Bartsch, trained at the Vienna Kupferstecheracademie and curator of the Royal Court Library's print collection in Vienna. Now part of the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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Artist
Johann Adam Bernhard Ritter von Bartsch was an Austrian scholar and artist. His catalogue of old master prints, Le Peintre Graveur is the foundation of print history, and he was himself a printmaker practicing engraving and etching.
