1823
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Donnerstag - Berchtesgaden und der Watzmann (Thursday - Berchtesgaden and the Watzmann Mountain) is a 1823 ink by Ferdinand Olivier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a quiet mountain village nestled between steep cliffs. In the foreground, a man with a long staff leans on a fence, while a woman and child sit nearby, surrounded by simple farm tools and a few sheep. Behind them, a castle-like building sits on a hill, with jagged peaks rising sharply in the distance. The title hints this is a peaceful Thursday in Berchtesgaden, a real town near the Watzmann mountain. The artist used a scratchy, sketchy style that feels like a quick study—almost like a travel sketchbook page. Want to know more? Check out how artists used lithography to spread their work fast.
Ferdinand Olivier (1785–1841) was a German artist, born in Dessau.
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