A Bridge on the Aar, at the Foot of the Grimsel, in the Canton of Berne
Caspar WolfWW-1770-007711
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2004
Catalogue
- Year
- 1770
- Dimensions
- sheet: 12 x 7 15/16 in. (30.5 x 20.2 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Caspar Wolf
Artist
Caspar Wolf
Painting
Caspar Wolf was a Swiss painter, known mostly for his dramatic paintings of the Alps. He was strongly influenced by Albrecht von Haller's poems on the Alps, and the Sturm und Drang movement. After 1773 Wolf mostly painted glaciers, caves, waterfalls and gorges.
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- Caspar Wolf
- Year
- 1770
- Dimensions
- sheet: 12 x 7 15/16 in. (30.5 x 20.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1770-007711
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified