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Landscape with Hay Wagon, by Charles Volkmar, ink, 1875

Landscape with Hay Wagon

Charles Volkmar

1875

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Landscape with Hay Wagon is a 1875 ink by Charles Volkmar, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Charles Volkmar
When & what style?
1875 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This print shows a quiet, misty landscape with a pond in the foreground. Tall trees with thin trunks line the shore, and their branches twist toward the sky. The water has lily pads and ripples, while a distant hill fades into soft gray tones. The artist used fine lines and shading to create depth, focusing on nature’s details. This is an etching, a method where ink is scraped into a metal plate to print the image. Look up etching to see how artists like this one make prints.

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