A Waterfall in a Forest at Langhennersdorf

Christoph Nathe

late 18th–early 19th century · Brush and brown ink, watercolor, gouache, over a sketch in graphite · Drawings and Prints

Considered a precursor to the German Romanticists, Nathe composed this drawing to immerse the viewer in a dramatic landscape. The trees extend above the upper edge of the paper and the low vantage point affords only the slightest view of the top of the ravine, creating a feeling of solitude. The vertical format of the sheet emphasizes the downward rush of water.

Artist

Christoph Nathe

Date

late 18th–early 19th century

Medium

Brush and brown ink, watercolor, gouache, over a sketch in graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, C. G. Boerner Gift, 2008