At the Edge of the Forest
The Met
Artist: August Heinrich(German, Dresden 1794–1822 Innsbruck)
Date: ca. 1820
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (27.3 x 32.4 cm)
Credit Line: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund; and Wolfe Fund and Gift of Frederick Loeser, by exchange, 2008
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Dense forest edge opening to a sunlit field, distant mountains under a pale sky
Detailed Description
A landscape painting depicts a verdant environment, divided diagonally by a dense forest on the left and an open field on the right, under a pale, light-filled sky. The upper left is dominated by a thick canopy of trees with dark green leaves, their trunks visible as dark vertical lines amidst the foliage. Below the trees, the forest floor is covered in dense dark green undergrowth with various leafy plants and some small, light blue flowers near the bottom left corner. A cluster of brown and reddish-brown rocks forms a low barrier in the immediate foreground on the left, partially obscured by the dense vegetation. Moving towards the right, the scene opens up to a wide, undulating field of green. The foreground of the field features a mix of broad-leafed plants and tall grasses in various shades of green, some with lighter tips. Further into the midground, the field appears smoother and more uniformly green, stretching towards the horizon. On the far right, tall, slender grasses with light green leaves stand out against the lighter background. In the distant background, a range of hazy, light blue-grey mountains rises gently against the pale, almost white sky, which brightens towards the horizon.
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