The image displays a path winding through a woodland area, seen from a low vantage point. The horizon is not clearly visible due to the focus on the trees and the path. The brushstrokes convey a soft and fluid style, creating an impressionistic quality. The color palette is dominated by green and blue tones, with hints of brown and tan. The trees are depicted with loosely defined, blurred forms, suggesting movement or dappled light. The path disappears into the shadowy trees in the distance.
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Woodland Path

Lovis Corinth (German, 1858 - 1925)

1890s

Medium
pastel on laid paper, laid down on cardboard
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 42.2 x 51.2 cm (16 5/8 x 20 3/16 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Anonymous Gift
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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