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Pilgrim in the Woods

A work made of lithograph in black and blue on cream wove paper.
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  • A work made of lithograph in black and blue on cream wove paper.

Date:

1825

Artist:

Carl Blechen
German, 1798–1840

About this artwork

Throughout his career, Carl Blechen often returned to the theme of a pilgrim at a shrine in the woods. In this depiction, the religious shrine, trees, and dark landscape loom over the praying pilgrim, producing a melancholic mood. The emotional tenor of the scene is further enhanced by the lithograph’s pale green tint. Blechen used two stones to create this print, one with green ink for the background and the other bearing a drawing of the primary image. Though the landscape is gloomy, the shrine and its surroundings glow with the highlights produced as the artist scraped away passages on the tint stone. Blechen, who was influenced by Caspar David Friedrich, utilized this contrast of light and dark to express the abiding connection between nature and religion.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Carl Blechen

Title

Pilgrim in the Woods

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1825

Medium

Lithograph in black and blue on cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 22.6 × 30.8 cm (8 15/16 × 12 3/16 in.); Sheet: 34.3 × 46 cm (13 9/16 × 18 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection

Reference Number

2013.341

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