The Artist's Wife and Daughters in a Park at Heringsdorf

1877

Anton von Werner

Associated Names
Anton von Werner

Artist, German, 1843 - 1915

The image shows a woodland area with tall trees dominating the vertical space. A woman in a blue and white striped garment is interacting with a figure near a basket on a cart. Another woman stands with a child in blue, and a child is sitting on the ground playing. The trees have detailed foliage and textured bark. The color palette consists of earthy browns, vibrant greens, and pops of blue and white. The scene conveys a peaceful day in the park, with sunlight casting shadows on the path and grassy patches.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Dr. Moeller & Cie. Kunsthandel, Hamburg); purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 106.

2014

  • The Color of Nature: Recent Acquisitions of Landscape Watercolors, NGA, 2014.

Inscriptions

lower left in gray ink: AvW 1877; lower right in gray ink: Heringsdorf; by later hand, lower verso in graphite: 3134 / 108/8317 / N[remainder of inscription crossed out and illegible]; edges of sheet reinforced with paper from an account book?

Wikidata ID

Q64536256

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