Schmolnau Near Ischl
n.d.
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
17.5 × 25.6 cm (6 15/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
Classification
watercolor
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
22644
Art Historical Context
Rudolf von Alt's *Schmolnau Near Ischl* captures the serene beauty of the Austrian countryside in a delicate watercolor on paper, measuring just 17.5 × 25.6 cm. Painted in an undated work from the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings collection, it depicts the picturesque village of Schmolnau nestled near Bad Ischl in the Salzkammergut—a favored summer retreat for 19th-century European nobility, including Emperor Franz Joseph I. Von Alt (1812–1905), a leading figure in Vienna's art scene, was renowned for his masterful watercolor landscapes, blending Romantic sensibility with precise to...
About the Artist
Rudolf von Alt
Comment on works: watercolorist