George Augustus Wallis

Key facts

Full title	Rocks, Tree Trunks and Branches
Artist	George Augustus Wallis
Artist dates	1761 - 1847
Date made	about 1800
Medium and support	Oil on paper
Dimensions	46.2 × 44.3 cm
Acquisition credit	The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery
Inventory number	L872
Location	On loan: Gere Collection Paintings to the Ashmolean (2024 - 2026), The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford, UK
Image copyright	The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery, © Private collection 2000. Used by permission
Collection	Main Collection

Rocks, Tree Trunks and Branches

This bleak yet powerful depiction of rocks and branches was probably painted during Wallis's stay in Italy between 1788 and 1806. The artist often chose such simple subjects, also recording rocky outcrops, forest paths, ancient ruins overgrown with greenery, and as here, the accidental conjunctions of nature. In this painting Wallis deftly records the texture of moss on rocks and bark.

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Rocks, Tree Trunks and Branches by George Augustus Wallis

George Augustus Wallis, 'Rocks, Tree Trunks and Branches', about 1800

Rocks, Tree Trunks and Branches

Rocks, Tree Trunks and Branches

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