Illustrated Poem “The Violet” (Das Veilchen – Goethe)
Eugen Neureuther|Montmorillon'sche Kunsthandlung|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1852 · Etching with drypoint · Drawings and Prints
Eugen Neureuther is principally known for his work as an illustrator. This print contains a poem by Goethe framed by floral tendrils. The text is combined with a pastoral landscape and the figure of a shepherdess, executed in Neureuther’s romantic ‘fairytale’ style.
- Artist
- Eugen Neureuther|Montmorillon'sche Kunsthandlung|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Date
- 1852
- Medium
- Etching with drypoint
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014