Landscape with church 1 - 1917

"Landscape with Church" is a pencil sketch by Johann Christoph Erhard, a German Romantic artist. Executed in a delicate style, the drawing shows a distant view of a village with a church spire dominating the composition. Erhard, who tragically died young at the age of 27, produced a number of landscape sketches, often in the style of his teacher Carl Ludwig Willrodt, showcasing the idyllic beauty of nature in a delicate and sensitive manner. The sketch, now housed in the Städel Museum, offers a glimpse into the artist's early talent and the influence of Romanticism on his work.