A Stand of Birch Trees
1790
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
Artist
Johann Caspar Huber
Johann Caspar Huber (1752–1827) was an artist.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Stand of Birch Trees is a 1790 ink by Johann Caspar Huber, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a cluster of birch trees, their white bark streaked with black knots, rising from a grassy slope. Huber drew this with quick, light lines—almost like the trees are shivering in the wind. The paper’s blue tint makes the scene feel cool and quiet, as if you’re standing there at dusk. He never added color, but the contrast between dark ink and pale paper does the job. If you like how Huber works with light and shadow, look up the technique called cross-hatching.
Johann Caspar Huber (1752–1827) was an artist.
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