The image shows a river winding through a landscape with high cliffs and dense vegetation. The composition features a vast sky, with distant landforms visible on the horizon. Delicate brushstrokes depict foliage, river flow, cliffs, and trees. The color palette includes earthy tones and warm hues, transitioning from browns and ochres to light blues and grays.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1844
- Medium
- watercolor, gouache, and touches of oil paint (?) over graphite with scraping out, heightened with varnish and/or gum arabic, on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 9453 × 4702 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original