1811
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Mountainous Landscape with Bear in the Foreground is a 1811 by Maximilian Josef Wagenbauer, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a wild landscape with sharp, snowy mountains in the background. In the middle, a deer stands on a rocky peak, facing away. Up front, a bear sits on its haunches, looking toward the viewer. Below them, a small village nestles in a valley, surrounded by trees and a river. The artist used shading to make the scene feel deep and three-dimensional. Notice how the light hits the bear’s fur and the mountains, creating shadows that pop off the page. Check out chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works.
Maximilian Joseph Wagenbauer (1775 in Grafing – 1829 in Munich), was a Bavarian artist.
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