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At Kissingen

At Kissingen by Henry Wolf

Medium

Graphic Arts-Mechanical Reproduction

Classification

Graphic Arts-Mechanical Reproduction

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

Accession Number

1973.130.50

Tags

Figure groupBad Kissingenmineral springeating and drinking

Art Historical Context

Henry Wolf's *At Kissingen* (1890) captures a lively scene at Bad Kissingen, a renowned German spa town celebrated for its mineral springs. This graphic arts piece depicts a figure group engaged in eating and drinking, evoking the leisurely social rituals of 19th-century European resort culture. As a hub for health seekers and aristocracy, Bad Kissingen symbolized wellness and refinement, where visitors sipped curative waters and savored outdoor meals amid picturesque gardens. Rendered in mechanical reproduction—a technique blending precision etching with emerging photomechanical processes—Wo...

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