Landscape with Fallen Tree
1875
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1875
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Landscape with Fallen Tree is a 1875 ink by Charles Volkmar, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a tangled forest scene with a big tree lying across a stream. The branches are thick and gnarled, and the water looks shallow where it rushes around the roots. In the distance, a small building or tower peeks through the trees, and two tiny figures stand near the water’s edge. The artist used lines to build up the texture of bark, leaves, and water—no colors, just black and white. This was done by scratching into metal plates, a method called etching. Look up the technique: etching to see how artists create prints like this.
Charles Volkmar (1841–1914) was an American artist, born in Baltimore.
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