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The Artists on Their Journey

1819

Johann Adam Klein

(German, 1792–1875)
Culture
Germany, 19th century
Medium
etching on wove paper
Measurements
Plate: 24.5 x 30.3 cm (9 5/8 x 11 15/16 in.); Sheet: 29.3 x 34 cm (11 9/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margaret and Peter Dobbins in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Print Club of Cleveland 2018.304
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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The artists portrayed in this print were friends who walked through the Bavarian Alps together in 1818 in order to sketch the alpine landscapes they encountered.

Description

This image was created to capture the memory of a walking tour by the artist and four friends through the Salzburg-Berchtesgaden region of the Alps in August, 1818. Klein depicted his friends—all artists—with backpacks, easels, and satchels for carrying their artist’s materials. Artists working in the Romantic era placed importance on travel as a path to self-knowledge and creative inspiration.
Rendered in black and white, this horizontally oriented etching depicts four men with light skin tones in a mountainous landscape. On the left, a man in a tall hat stands in profile. Centrally, one holds a large umbrella over another seated sketching. To the right, a backpacked man stands with his back toward us. Jagged mountains and a church rise in the hazy background. Cursive German text is inscribed along the bottom border.

The Artists on Their Journey

1819

Johann Adam Klein

(German, 1792–1875)
Germany, 19th century

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