1920
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Landscape with Tree and Water (Landschaft mitBaum und Wasser) is a 1920 ink by Otto Mueller, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a simple scene of a pond with a few floating lily pads and a single tree branch hanging over the water. The background is mostly empty, with just a few wavy lines suggesting sky or distant land. The whole image is in black and white, with thick, rough lines that make everything look a little sketchy. The artist used a technique where ink is rubbed onto a smooth stone before pressing paper onto it—this gives it that grainy, uneven look. It’s not polished, but the rough edges feel intentional, like a quick sketch instead of a finished drawing. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how it works.
Otto Mueller (16 October 1874 – 24 September 1930) was a German painter and printmaker of the Die Brücke expressionist movement.
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