Der Weinbau
um 1870/1880
Medium
Bleistift auf Papier
Dimensions
19,2 × 13,7 cm
Classification
Zeichnung
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
SLM 206a
About this artwork
Vorlage für einen Druck.
Art Historical Context
**Der Weinbau** by Friedrich Sturm, created around 1870-1880, is a pencil drawing on paper measuring 19.2 × 13.7 cm. Housed in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna this intimate work captures the essence of viticulture—wine cultivation—a vital tradition in Austria's Wachau Valley and beyond. Sturm, an Austrian artist known for his precise graphic works, renders the subject with fine lines and subtle shading, evoking the rural labor and lush landscapes central to 19th-century European life. As a *Vorlage für einen Druck* (preparatory drawing for a print), it reveals Sturm's methodical process in...