Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

German · 1757–1835 · Painter, Printmaker

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe was a German etcher, graphic artist and author. He was generally referred to as The Elder to distinguish him from his nephew, a painter who was also named… (Wikipedia)

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Carl Wilhelm Kolbe was a German etcher, graphic artist and author. He was generally referred to as The Elder to distinguish him from his nephew, a painter who was also named Carl Wilhelm Kolbe.

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Born 1757, BerlinDied 1835, DessauOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q1041108 ↗ULAN 500017855 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as c. w. kolbe, Carl Wilh. Kolbe, Carl Wilhelm Eichen-Kolbe, Carl Wilhelm I Kolbe, Carl Wilhelm Kolbe d. a., Carl Wilhelm Kolbe d. Ae., Carl Wilhelm Kolbe the Elder, Carl Wilhelm, the elder Kolbe and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, The Cow in the Swamp — **The Cow in the Swamp**1800/1803 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen — Open Access (…

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Landscape with Large Leaves and Three Satyrs — **Landscape with Large Leaves and Three Satyrs**c. 1800 · etching on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen — Open Access (…

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Satyr and Nymph in a Swamp — **Satyr and Nymph in a Swamp**1790s · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances …

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Plant Study with Burdock — **Plant Study with Burdock**c. 1820? · etching on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ellwanger/Mescha Collection — Open Acces…

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, A Seated Young Woman Wearing a Fashionable Hat — **A Seated Young Woman Wearing a Fashionable Hat**1800/1803 · black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Per…

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, A Fashionable Young Woman Seen from Behind — **A Fashionable Young Woman Seen from Behind**1800/1803 · black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Per…

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Bladeren van de grote klit — **Bladeren van de grote klit**1767 - 1835
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, A Large Oak Tree in Gehölz. A Young Man with a Spear Follows a Young Girl. — **A Large Oak Tree in Gehölz. A Young Man with a Spear Follows a Young Girl.**1800
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, A Widely Expanding Oak Tree — **A Widely Expanding Oak Tree**1825
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, A Dead Oak Tree — **A Dead Oak Tree**1830
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Foliage Study with Reed and Hops — **Foliage Study with Reed and Hops**1826
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Foliage with Reeds — **Foliage with Reeds**1810
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Small Plant Study: a Burdock, Delicate Tufts of Grass at Left — **Small Plant Study: a Burdock, Delicate Tufts of Grass at Left**1826
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Woman Fleeing from a Man Holding a Lance in the Forest — **Woman Fleeing from a Man Holding a Lance in the Forest**1796/1800 · Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection — public doma…

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Bathers — **Bathers**c. 1799 · Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Everett D. Graff Fund — public domain (CC0)

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Cow Standing in a Swamp — **Cow Standing in a Swamp**n.d. · Etching on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Everett D. Graff Fund — public domain (CC0)

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Rustic Bridge in a Tangled Wood — **Rustic Bridge in a Tangled Wood**n.d. · Etching on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Louise Lutz — publ…

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Vegetable Sheet — **Vegetable Sheet**1800/28 · Etching on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Swamp Plants — **Swamp Plants**n.d. · Etching on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Louise Lutz — publ…

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Youth Playing a Lyre to a Maiden by a Fountain — **Youth Playing a Lyre to a Maiden by a Fountain**1803 · etching on heavy wove paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Virginia Barbato — Open Access (CC0)

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, Chloe — **Chloe**1805 · etching on chine appliqué
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Pete and Margaret Dobbins — Open Access (CC0)

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, The Dance — **The Dance** 1799 · engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward W. Haines — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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