1798
oil
canvas
From the collection of Hamburger Kunsthalle
Waterfall in the Bern Highlands is a 1798 oil by Joseph Anton Koch, depicting Waterfall, held at Hamburger Kunsthalle.
This painting shows a waterfall in a mountainous landscape. The waterfall is in the center, surrounded by rocks and trees. In the foreground, a man is standing on a rock, looking down at the water. He is wearing a loincloth and holding a staff. The painting is very detailed, with lots of textures and colors. The water is white and foamy, and the rocks are brown and rough. The trees are green and leafy, and the sky is blue and cloudy. If you like this painting, you might also like the work of artist Joseph Anton Koch.
Joseph Anton Koch (27 July 1768 – 12 January 1839) was an Austrian painter of Neoclassicism and later the German Romantic movement; he is perhaps the most significant neoclassical landscape painter.
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