Radstadt near Tauern
1818
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Johann Christoph Erhard
Johann Christoph Erhard (1795–1822) was a German artist, born in Nuremberg.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Radstadt near Tauern is a 1818 ink by Johann Christoph Erhard, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a quiet village nestled in a valley, surrounded by rolling hills and mountains. In the foreground, two women stand near a dog, while a group of men on horseback rides along a winding path. The village has small houses, a church with a tall steeple, and fields that stretch toward the distant hills. The artist used fine lines to capture details like the folds in the women’s dresses or the texture of the trees. This kind of careful linework is typical of etchings, where the artist carves into metal plates to create the image. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this one make prints.
Johann Christoph Erhard (1795–1822) was a German artist, born in Nuremberg.
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