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The Burial (Begrabnis)

Walter Gramatté

National Gallery of Art

The image is a black and white print depicting a wide, winding road leading towards a group of small, abstracted buildings on the horizon. The horizon line is high in the composition, and the buildings appear as simplified forms. Figures are seen walking down the road, portrayed in dark silhouettes, creating a sense of movement towards the distance. The technique seems to be a stark, bold graphic style, likely a woodcut or linocut print, featuring defined lines and shapes. The color palette is monochrome, using only black and white with high contrast and strong compositional elements.

Artwork Details

Date
1916
Medium
linocut in black on thin japan paper
Dimensions
3175 × 3426 px
Public Domain
Yes
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