Landscape with Cottages
1922
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 39 × 30 cm (15 3/8 × 11 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Christopher and Beverly With in memory of Karl and Gerda With
Accession Number
2012.119.24
Art Historical Context
**Landscape with Cottages** Otto Rodewald, completed in 1922, offers a glimpse into early 20th-century printmaking at the National Gallery of Art This engraving, on a sheet measuring 39 30 cm, depicts a tranquil rural vista dotted with humble cottages, evoking the appeal of pastoral life amid the interwar era's social upheavals. Engraving, a precise intaglio technique, involves carving fine lines into a metal plate—often copper—then inking and printing to create sharp, detailed images with subtle tonal variations. Rodewald mastery of this labor-intensive medium allowed for intricate textures ...