Blankenese
Medium
watercolor
Dimensions
sheet: 23 × 28.1 cm (9 1/16 × 11 1/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dr. Dieter Erich Meyer
Accession Number
1977.69.22
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the National Gallery of Art are invited to discover *Blankenese* (1893), a delicate watercolor by German artist Fritz Stoltenberg. This intimate sheet, measuring just 23 × 28.1 cm, captures the charming hillside suburb of Blankenese near Hamburg, known for its steep slopes overlooking the Elbe River. Painted in the late 19th century, it reflects Stoltenberg's affinity for northern German landscapes, evoking the serene beauty of everyday coastal scenes during Germany's Wilhelmine era, a time of rapid urbanization and growing appreciation for regional scenery. Watercolor's transluce...