Berchtesgaden with the Watzmann Peak in the Distance
1822
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1822
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The painting is called Berchtesgaden with the Watzmann Peak in the Distance. It's from 1822 and was made by Ernst Fries. The artist used watercolor over graphite on wove paper, which was a common technique back then. This painting is a landscape, which was a popular genre during the Romanticism movement. To learn more about this style, look into the movement: Romanticism.
