Sonnenaufgang über einer Landschaft mit Wasserfall 

Franz Kobell created this landscape with watercolour over pencil. Here, forms are subdued and modeled using diluted ink. The composition is structured around a cascading waterfall that bisects the scene, drawing the eye from the foreground into the distant, light-filled sky. Kobell orchestrates a dialogue between the solid masses of rocks and trees on the left, and the gentle slopes on the right, to create depth. The light tonality emphasizes the soft gradations of light and shadow, contributing to a serene atmosphere. The sunburst, rendered with delicate strokes, suggests a moment of revelation, almost transcendental. This image is a study in contrasts: the sublime power of nature is balanced with the pastoral calm of the herders in the foreground. This tension, this play between the monumental and the everyday, invites us to consider our place within the vastness of the natural world. The landscape is a complex interplay of light, form, and symbolic suggestion.