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CARL ROTTMANN, LANDSCAPE SKETCH WITH MOUNTAINS IN THE BACKGROUND LANDSCAPE SKETCH WITH MOUNTAINS IN THE BACKGROUND Verso: Landscape sketch with a prominent group of trees. Inscribed in the lower right by an unknown hand: K. Rottmann. The piece shows a landscape with a group of mountains in the background, a large deciduous tree in the mid-ground to the right, and a river along the lower edge of the image. Consisting of broad, smooth elements and lines, the sketch presents a typical example of the way in which Carl Rottmann prepared his compositions in the 1840s (cf. E. Bierhaus-Rödiger WV 595 - 600 and WV 648). The present work is probably a preparatory sketch for a painting of the German Alps, although so far no finished image with this motif has been found. We would like to thank Dr. Rödiger-Diruf for her support.