Bathers
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Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
About the work
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe was a late bloomer, taking art classes at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin in his 30s. Unusually, this self-taught etcher did not produce any paintings. Instead he focused on his many idiosyncratic prints of lushly detailed landscapes with mythological overtones. This large sheet includes his signature majestic oak trees and patches of aggressively overgrown foliage, a herd of cows, and a pair of nude men who may come from a different era than the travelers in the background. Kolbe became a member of the Berlin Academy in 1795, and published several print portfolios brimming with idyllic imagery.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1969.389
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
