The Great Piece of Turf, 1503 by Albrecht Durer
Paper Art Print - 16234-DUA
Location: Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, AustriaOriginal Size: 40.8 x 31.5 cm
Giclée Paper Print | $47.70 USD
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"The Great Piece of Turf" will be custom-printed for your order using the latest giclée printing technology. This technique ensures that the Paper Art Print captures an exceptional level of detail, showcasing vibrant and vivid colors with remarkable clarity.
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Painting Information
Albrecht Dürer's "The Great Piece of Turf" from 1503 is a watercolour that punches well above its modest size. At first glance, it's just a clump of grass - but look closer, and you'll see a whole universe.
Dürer gives us a worm's-eye view of a seemingly random patch of meadow. But there's nothing random about his meticulous rendering. Each blade of grass, each delicate flower stem, is observed with scientific precision and painted with poetic grace. It's as if Dürer had shrunk himself down to ant-size and wandered through this miniature jungle, cataloguing every leaf and petal.
The composition is deceptively simple - a dense tangle of greenery rising from a strip of earthy brown at the bottom. But within this apparent chaos, Dürer creates subtle rhythms and harmonies. Tall grasses sway and intersect, creating a lattice-like structure. Broader leaves provide visual anchors, their curves echoing one another across the picture plane.
Dürer's palette is restrained but nuanced. He works mainly in shades of green, from deep emerald to pale yellow-green, with touches of brown earth tones. But look closely and you'll spot tiny flecks of other colours - the rusty red of a plantain flower, the creamy white of a dandelion clock. These minute details bring the whole scene to vivid life.
The technique is nothing short of miraculous. Using watercolour - a notoriously unforgiving medium - Dürer achieves an almost photographic level of realism. Yet this isn't mere photorealism. There's a clarity and intensity to the image that goes beyond what the eye can see. It's as if Dürer has distilled the very essence of "grass-ness" into pigment and paper.
What elevates this from a botanical study to high art is Dürer's evident love for his humble subject. There's tenderness in the way he depicts each fragile stem, each unfurling leaf. He finds profound beauty in the overlooked and everyday - a revolutionary concept for his time, and one that still resonates today.
"The Great Piece of Turf" is more than just a painting of grass. It's a meditation on the wonder of the natural world, a celebration of life in its most elemental form. In Dürer's hands, a patch of weeds becomes a window into the infinite.
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