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Silhouettes of treetops, Templates for Landscape Drawers, Examples for the Landscape Artist, print, Series number, 3, 20, printmaker: Max Josef Wagenbauer, 1823, paper, lithography, height 375 mm x width 290 mm, Part of a two-part series, the first part of which consists of a title print and twenty depictions of branches, leaves, trees, and landscapes., A vertical sheet showing four pencil tree sketches arranged in two columns with two sketches each, each tree rendered in thin, delicate lines; the top left tree is a sparse trunk with a few bare, angular branches, the top right tree has a more detailed trunk with textured bark and layered horizontal branches bearing clusters of fine, feathery foliage, the bottom left tree is a simple outline of a slender trunk with many upward-reaching bare twigs, and the bottom right tree shows a thicker trunk with dense, intricate branching and abundant small leaves forming a rounded canopy, all drawings set within a thin rectangular border on a lightly speckled, aged paper background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_227

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54.8Mb (7.6Mb) / 12.7in x 16.7in / 3821 x 5012 (300dpi)

Keywords

Silhouettes treetops Templates Landscape Drawers Examples Landscape Artist print Series number 3 20 printmaker Max Josef Wagenbauer 1823 paper lithography height 375 mm x width 290 mm Part two-part series first part consists title print twenty depictions branches leaves trees landscapes vertical sheet showing four pencil tree sketches arranged two columns two sketches tree rendered thin delicate lines top left sparse trunk bare angular branches top right tree detailed trunk textured bark layered horizontal branches bearing clusters fine feathery foliage bottom simple outline slender trunk upward-reaching bare twigs bottom right tree thicker trunk dense intricate branching abundant small forming rounded canopy drawings set within thin rectangular border lightly speckled aged paper background