The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 17, 2026

A vertically oriented black chalk drawing depicts a forest scene with vertical trunks. Centered in the foreground, a thick tree trunk with knots and rough bark rises. To the left, another wide trunk stands among numerous thin, leafless branches. Smudged gray tones create atmospheric depth and soft shadows, while erased highlights accent the trunks and forest floor. Graphite lines frame the top and sides, enclosing the monochromatic composition.

Trees

Date unknown

Leopold Bode

(German, 1831–1906)
Germany, last half 19th or first decade 20th century
black chalk, with stumping and erasing; framing lines in graphite (except at bottom)
Sheet: 48.6 x 33.4 cm (19 1/8 x 13 1/8 in.)
In memory of Florence Fuller Grund 1973.182
Location: Not on view
  • [Galerie Meissner]
  • Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue.
    The German Tradition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 27-June 27, 1993).
    National Schools of Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983).
    German Drawings of the 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art (April 1-July 13, 1980).
    The Vocabulary of Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 29-December 31, 1975).
    Year in Review: 1973. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 17, 1974).
  • {{cite web|title=Trees|url=false|author=Leopold Bode|year=null|access-date=17 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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