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Ferdinand Keller

146 works

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Two hanging dead ducks drawn in watercolor and graphite, one large with iridescent blue wing feathers, one smaller above.

Zwei Studien eines Vogels

1862

Watercolor study of a dead spurwing plover hanging head down from a bare twig against a pale wash background.

Studie eines toten Spornflüglers

1860

Colored drawing of an ornate decorated saddle with leather straps and stirrups on a tan background.

Brasilianischer Sattel

1860

Two pencil studies of a horned bovine skull, one above the other, shaded in graphite on pale paper.

Zwei Studien eines Stierschädels

1861

Watercolor and pencil study of a flowering plant with pink blossoms and long pale blue-green leaves on a grey wash.

Pflanzenstudie

1860

Pencil drawing of banana plants and a palm in tropical forest, with two wooden houses in a clearing beyond.

Blick auf einige Häuser im Urwald beim Parahyba

1859

Brown paper album cover with handwritten blue ink reading Ferdinand Keller, Album mit 76 Zeichnungen aus Brasilien, 1858.

Mappe mit 76 Zeichnungen aus Brasilien

1858

Pencil sketch of a large tree with bare branches over a riverbank, with a seated figure in a small boat below.

Am Ufer

1858

Pencil sketch of rolling wooded hills with a clearing in the foreground and small buildings, inscribed Parahyba Pfad, 1858.

Ansicht Parahybapfad

1858

Pencil sketch of a dense tropical tree canopy with hanging moss and a palm tree at left.

Studie Baumkronen

1858

Pencil sketch of a palm tree with arching fronds and a cluster of fruit near the crown on cream paper.

Palmstudie I

1858

Pencil drawing of a palm tree with arching fronds, fruit clusters and aerial roots at the trunk base.

Palmstudie II

1858

Watercolor and pencil landscape of a wooded riverbank with tall trees, a palm, misty hills and a blue sky.

Blick auf das bewaldete Flussufer

1858

Watercolor of a sailing boat with a red flag battling choppy waves, with distant ships under a cloudy blue sky.

Seestück- Segel und Ruderboote auf bewegtem Meer

1858

Pencil sketch of thatched huts beside fields and palm trees, with wooded mountains rising behind them.

Hütten vor Fluss und aufragendem Gebirge

1858

Pencil sketch of a tall tree with trailing moss and dense undergrowth in a forest, with a bare tree at right.

Baumstudie im Urwald

1858

Pencil drawing of tall forest trees with epiphytes and vines above ferns and palms.

Baumstudien aus dem Urwald bei Parahyba

1858

Pencil drawing of a leafy plant with broad lobed leaves and clusters of small flowers at the top of the stem.

Pflanzenstudie III

1858

Pencil drawing of a tall tree with draped moss and dense forest undergrowth receding into the distance.

Im Urwald- Baumstudie

1858

Pencil sketch of a tall tree with hanging moss in a dense forest, with fainter trees and a palm receding to the right.

Flusslandschaft

1858

Pencil drawing of a spiky succulent plant with long curving leaves, titled Kaktus-Studie by Ferdinand Keller, 1858.

Kaktus-Studie

1858

Pencil drawing of banana plants with large torn leaves and hanging flower clusters in a tropical forest undergrowth.

Im Urwald- Palmengewächse

1858

Watercolor drawing of a tall tree with blue-green palmate leaves and a hanging fruit, on a pale background.

Faultierbaum

1858

Pencil study of a flowering climbing plant with broad leaves and trumpet-shaped blossoms on a cream sheet.

Pflanzenstudie VI

1858

Pencil drawing of a tall tree with broad leaves rising through dense forest undergrowth, with faint trees in the background.

Baumstudie aus dem Urwald

1858

Watercolor interior of a log room with a man writing at a desk by an open window onto trees, a dog on the floor.

Interieur mit Mann am Schreibtisch

1858

Watercolor and pencil study of a broken tree branch with moss on a muted blue-green background.

Geborstener Ast

1858

Pencil drawing of a bare dead tree wrapped in a climbing vine with heart-shaped leaves on a pale sheet.

Rankengewächse am abgestorbenen Baum

1858

Pencil drawing of a tall palm-like plant with a shaggy trunk and fan-shaped leaves, labeled Embauba.

Palmstudie mit Ranken

1858

Pencil study of a saddled horse standing side-on, showing bridle, saddle blanket and stirrups.

Studie gesatteltes Pferd, von hinten seitlich

1858

Pencil drawing of a palm tree with radiating fronds set among sketched jungle undergrowth, labelled Palmitto.

Im Urwald-Palmenstudie

1858

Pencil drawing of a cluster of broad ribbed leaves on branching stalks, by Ferdinand Keller, 1858.

Blätterstudie (Nahsicht/Pflanzenstengel)

1858