Hunters in an Outlook on a Mountain

ca. 1870

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High in the mountains two hunters converse beneath a canopy of sundrenched leaves, while a third man climbs stairs that have been carved into the rockface. Contrasting with the warm brown tones of this human-altered landscape are the cool blues of the surrounding sky and distant hills, which effectively convey the figures’ altitude and imply, rather than show, the airy expanse around them.

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Title: Hunters in an Outlook on a Mountain
Artist: August Leopold Venus (German, Dresden 1843–1886 Pirna)
Date: ca. 1870
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown ink, brush and blue watercolor
Dimensions: sheet: 15 1/2 x 11 7/8 in. (39.4 x 30.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2004
Object Number: 2004.381
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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