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Jakob Becker

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Painting of villagers and sheep reacting to a lightning strike on a tree, with a collapsed shepherd in the foreground.

Shepherd Struck by Lightning

1844

Painting of villagers gathered around a fallen shepherd beside a burning tree, with sheep and a glowing storm sky.

The Shepherd Struck by Lightning

1844

Graphite study sheet with white highlights showing two male figures, one raising an arm and one lifting a hat.

Studienblatt: heimkehrender Schnitter

Grey paper with pencil studies: a foreshortened child at upper right and a kneeling woman seen from behind below.

Studienblatt: Kinderfigur, daneben Skizze einer Personengruppe

Studie eines männlichen Kopfes, daneben ein Segelschiff

Watercolor drawing of a woman holding grapes under trees with children around her and harvest workers in the distance.

The grape harvest

1856

Graphite sketch of a seated woman with one arm raised, drawn over faint grid lines, with a separate foot study below.

Grape picker (female)

1856

Pencil sketches of three girls and a young child in simple dresses and aprons on cream paper.

Studien von drei Mädchen und einem Kind

Pen and brown wash drawing of a woman and children resting beneath a large tree, with harvest figures and hills behind.

Grape harvest

1856

Pencil sketch of a leafy tree spreading branches across the top, with a fence and distant landscape below.

Tree

1856

Pencil sketch of a gnarled leafless tree with twisting branches, a yellow-brown wash on the trunk, and faint foliage behind.

Leafless tree

Pencil drawing of a largely bare, gnarled tree seen from below, branches twisting across a pale beige sheet.

Weitgehend kahler Baum in starker Untersicht

Pencil sketch of a woman in traditional dress and headscarf leaning on a low wall, on tan paper.

Auf eine Mauer gestützte Frau in Tracht

Pencil and watercolor landscape of a wooded hillside overlooking a hazy plain with a distant tree line.

View onto the Main plain

Pen and ink sketch of mourners in robes gathered around a reclining corpse, with faint pencil studies on the left.

Trauernde um einen Leichnam versammelt

Pencil sketch of two large trees at a forest edge overlooking an open landscape with distant fields and hills.

Ausblick vom Waldrand in eine Landschaft

Pencil sketch of an elderly peasant woman in a bonnet and long skirt carrying a rake over her shoulder.

Alte Bäuerin mit geschultertem Rechen

Pencil study sheet with a bending woman holding a tub, a woman in a headscarf, and a man firing a rifle.

Studienblatt: Mädchen mit Zuber sowie ein mit einer Flinte schießender Mann

Pencil study on tan paper of a seated peasant woman in loose clothing, beside sketched folds of drapery and a bundled cloth.

Studienblatt: Sitzende Bäuerin

Pencil study sheet with a seated woman, draped fabric folds, and figure studies on pale paper.

Studienblatt: Weinleserin

1856

Pencil study sheet with a standing woman seen from behind and faint sketches of other figures on pale paper.

Studienblatt: Stehende und sitzende Frau mit Kind

Pencil sketch of two seated girls in headscarves, one supporting a toddler beside her, on pale paper.

Zwei auf dem Boden sitzende Mädchen, das rechte ein Kleinkind stützend

Kleines Mädchen nach links

Pencil study sheet showing a seated woman holding a child, with separate sketches of a head, feet, and a raised arm.

Studienblatt: Frau mit Kind

Pencil study sheet of a standing woman in headscarf and draped clothing, with a separate sketch of a bundled shawl.

Study sheet: farmwoman

Pencil drawing of a seated figure in loose draped fabric, folds shaded softly, with a wooden bench at the right.

Sitting garbed figure

Pencil drawing of a crumpled draped cloth with soft folds and shadows on pale paper.

Draperie, darauf eine Hand gestützt

Pencil study on beige paper of two bare feet of a walking figure, with hatched shadows beneath and faint outlines at upper ri

Füße einer gehenden Person

Männlicher Akt mit Hut (Fragment)

Pencil study sheet showing a reclining woman in draped cloth and a reclining man in a buttoned jacket.

Studienblatt: Lagernde Frau und lagernder Mann

Pencil study on paper of a woman's upturned head with white highlights, beside a sketch of bare feet.

Studienblatt: Weiblicher Kopf, nacktes Fußpaar

Pencil study sheet with a hand holding a shaded fabric fold and a small sketch of a woman's head with curled hair.

Studienblatt: Von einer Frau gehaltener Zipfel einr Schürze, weiblicher Kopf

Graphite study sheet with horse heads and a reclining horse body on grey-green paper.

Studienblatt: Sterbendes Pferd

Two graphite and white chalk studies of draped fabric over a kneeling female figure on a tan sheet.

Studienblatt: Kniende weibliche Gewandfigur

Pencil study on tan paper showing two hands, one relaxed with a striped cuff and one clenched in a fist.

Study of a hand

Pencil study of three draped garment figures in kneeling poses, with shaded folds of cloth on a pale sheet.

Studienblatt: Kniende Gewandfiguren

Pencil sketch study of a woman's arms with rolled sleeves and an apron, drawn on cream paper.

Studienblatt: Sitzende Frau, Ärmel

Pencil sketch of a raised gesturing arm and hand with a bent leg on tan paper.

Gesticulating arm

Pencil study sheet with a standing woman, several sleeved arm studies, and a seated figure, with ochre wash spots.

Studienblatt: Stehende Frau, Ärmel

Pencil sketch of a village skyline with gabled and thatched rooftops and trees along a horizon line on pale paper.

Village view

Pencil study sheet with a seated figure in draped clothing and a reclining figure sketched in the upper left corner.

Studienblatt: Lagerndes Mädchen

Pencil and watercolor study of a young peasant woman in headscarf, with sketched figures of a woman holding a child at right.

Studienblatt: Bauernmädchen

Pencil portrait sketch of a moustached man in a tall folded hat, turned to the side, on tan paper.

Man with beard and hat

1838

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a standing horse in bridle and saddle, with a faint grid and a second study of the head at r

Bridled horse

Pencil study sheet showing a woman with a child, a wagon wheel with shaft, and two sketched reclining figures.

Studienblatt: Kinder und ein Wagenrad mit Deichsel

Pencil sketch of two harnessed horses pulling a cart, with a rider on the near horse and guide lines.

Zwei Pferde im Geschirr, einen Heuwagen ziehend

Pencil sketch of a small boy in a cap bending forward, with partial figures drawn behind him on tan paper.

Group of figures

Pencil study on grey paper of a standing nude figure's lower legs and bare feet, with a faint cast shadow beneath.

Nude (fragment)

Graphite sketch of two young male figures, one with a raised hat beside a young woman, the other holding a staff over his sho

Zwei junge Bauern als männliche Akte, der linke in Begleitung einer jungen Frau

Watercolor of a village with half-timbered houses, green trees, and a church spire on the right under a pale sky.

Village with church

1838

Pencil drawing of two trees with gnarled trunks and spreading leafy branches over an open ground line.

Two trees

Pencil sketch of a forest path with tall trees, shrubs, a stream, and a small figure in a top hat.

Forest path

Pencil sketch of a half-timbered house among trees with rolling hills behind it.

Ein Fachwerkhaus zwischen Bäumen

Pencil drawing of tall trees above gravestones and a monument on a hillside cemetery.

Baumgruppe auf einem Friedhof

Pencil sketch of a treetop with branches and loose foliage on a pale sheet of paper.

Treetop

1841

Pencil drawing of a group of trees with shaded foliage and a large trunk with roots in the right foreground.

Group of trees

Pencil sketch of a leafy shrub with loose foliage and stems, with a faint hill behind it, on cream paper.

Study of plants

Faint pencil sketch of a small child lying on its side, with loosely drawn limbs and head, on pale paper.

A child

Pencil sketch of a bare, gnarled tree crown seen from below, with twisted branches and small patches of foliage.

Kahle Baumkrone in starker Untersicht

Pencil drawing of old gnarled trees along a calm lake shore, with their reflections in the water in the foreground.

Alte Bäume an einem Gewässer

Pencil sketch of a gnarled leafless tree with twisted branches, with brown spotted staining across the paper.

Leafless tree top

Pencil sketch of a gnarled, dead tree branch curving across pale paper, with cracked bark and faint sprigs of leaves.

Abgestorbener Hauptast eines Baumes

Pencil sketch of two shrubs with branching stems and rounded leaves on pale paper.

Shrubbery

Pencil study on tan paper of several vine branches with lobed leaves and curling tendrils.

Vine trendrils

Pencil sketch of a small ivy leaf sprig in the lower left corner of a pale, mostly empty sheet of paper.

Ivy leaves

Pencil sketch of a tuft of grass and leafy plants growing from the ground, shaded in soft hatching on pale paper.

Turf

Pencil drawing of a recumbent ibex with curved horns, legs stretched out, head turned right, on pale paper.

Zur Strecke gebrachter Steinbock

Pencil sketch of a stone arch bridge over a stream, with trees, shrubs and a small standing child above.

Trail run

Pencil sketch of a group of trees with spreading branches and leafy crowns on a sloping hillside, dated 1840.

Baumgruppe an einem Hang

1840

Pencil drawing of a large old tree beside a half-timbered house and stone wall, by Jakob Becker, 1841.

Alter Baum an einer Straße in Remagen

1841

Pencil sketch of a wooded edge with a tall tree on the right, dense foliage behind and shrubs in an open foreground.

Edge of a wood

1843

Pencil sketch of a large tree with arching branches and leafy foliage on cream paper, labeled Hagenburg.

Tree in Hagenburg

Pencil drawing of two gnarled old trees with twisting trunks, bare upper branches and leafy lower boughs on pale paper.

Two old trees

1843

Pencil drawing of a dense group of trees on a curving slope, with rolling hills and open land receding to the left.

Piece of a forest on a slope

Pencil study of several fir branches with feathery needles sketched in loose hatched strokes on cream paper.

Fir branch

Pencil sketch of a child in a headscarf and short tunic walking right with one arm raised, on tan paper.

Kind, nach rechts laufend

Pencil sketch of a wooden chair with spindle back and slatted seat on pale yellow paper.

Wooden chair

Pencil and wash sketch of three vessels, including two jugs, one with a handle and a relief medallion on its body.

Drei Gefäße, darunter zwei Kannen

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a cap and buttoned coat holding a cane, at the bottom of an otherwise blank sheet.

Sitting man

Pencil sketch of ivy leaves spreading across a wall beside a dark recessed doorway under a projecting ledge.

Ivy

Pencil sketch of a small landscape with rolling hills, slender trees and a meadow on cream paper.

Kleine Landschaft mit Bergen

Pencil sketch of a well beside an old tree with a study of a small bell turret above, on pale paper.

Brunnen an einem alten Baum, darüber Studie eines Glockenhäuschens

Pencil sketch of a half-timbered house beside a cemetery cross and stone pedestal, half hidden by trees and shrubs.

Fachwerkhäuschen auf einem Friedhof

Pencil sketch of a town skyline with church towers rising above trees and rooftops across a open riverbank.

Blick über den Rhein auf Worms

Pencil sketch of a village with a church spire nestled among rolling hills and trees in a valley.

Village in a valley

Pencil sketch of a village with a twin-towered church rising above houses, trees and rolling hills in the distance.

Dietkirchen bei Limburg an der Lahn mit Blick auf die Stiftskirche St. Lubentius

Pencil drawing of a ruined hilltop castle above a valley with a village church and a carriage on the road.

City view

1841

Pencil sketch of a flat landscape with a low horizon, scattered ground patches and open sky on pale paper.

Landscape

Pencil sketch of a path winding past slender trees and a timber-framed building with shrubs in the foreground.

Garden path

Pencil sketch of a sunken road curving between hillside banks and trees toward a distant village tower.

Hohlweg, auf eine Ortschaft zuführend

Pencil sketch of a river landscape with a hill topped by a ruin, a small rowboat on calm water, and shoreline trees.

Landscape of the Middle Rhine

Pencil sketch of a meadow with a winding path, tall trees on the left, shrubs and a small standing figure.

Wiesenlandschaft mit Bäumen

Pencil sketch of fragmentary tree branches and leaves hanging from the top edge of a pale yellow sheet.

Zweige eines Baumes (Fragment)

Pencil sketch of grapevine branches and leaves over a wooden rail, with faint buildings and landscape behind.

Vine tendril

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church choir with pointed windows, a low wall, and trees in a churchyard.

Chor einer gotischen Kirche und Kirchhof

Pencil sketch of a rolling landscape with a church spire, a village on the right, and trees under a mostly empty sky.

Landscape with village