Herbst

1895

Heinrich Zille

Associated Names
Heinrich Zille

Artist, German, 1858 - 1929

This is a drawing of three figures walking across a field carrying large baskets and bundles. The image is rendered in monochrome, utilizing details and shading to provide texture and depth. The figures are heavily laden with baskets full of sticks on their backs. They traverse a grassy landscape, with trees lining the horizon in the distance under a sky with clouds. The artistry captures movement and struggle, with detail in the grass and baskets, creating a scene that suggests toil and labor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching & aquatint on beige paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.9 x 23 cm (5 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.9 x 34.8 cm (9 13/16 x 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.57.37

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Mrs. Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased August 13, 1995; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: 5; lower left in graphite: "Herbst"; lower right in graphite: H Zille; lower right by later hand: Originalradirung von H Zille. Herrn Fritz Orester(?) vereert, mit (not deciphered)

Wikidata ID

Q76342147

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