The image shows a wide scene with mountains, a lake, and a sky. The viewpoint appears to be from an elevated position looking out across the landscape. The composition includes rugged mountain peaks meeting the sky, with loose and sketch-like brushstrokes creating movement and texture. The color palette is monochromatic with deep grays, blacks, and whites, resembling charcoal or pencil on paper. The foreground features suggested bare trees and bushes, leading to lighter shaded mountains in the distance, conveying depth.
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Walchensee im Nebel (Walchensee in Fog)

Lovis Corinth (German, 1858 - 1925)

1920

Medium
lithograph in black on laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 31.7 x 36.9 cm (12 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.) ; sheet: 38 x 41.9 cm (14 15/16 x 16 1/2 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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