Stadshuset - Stockholm
Medium
etching printed in brown on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 40 × 32.5 cm (15 3/4 × 12 13/16 in.) sheet: 69.5 × 52.5 cm (27 3/8 × 20 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.8942
Art Historical Context
Behold the intricate etching *Stadshuset -* by Swedish artist Gerhard Albin Albe created in 1920 This print captures the majestic silhouette of Stockholm's City Hall (Stadshuset), a symbol of civic pride and architectural ambition during Sweden's early 20th-century modernization. Completed in 1923 after over a decade of construction, the building blends National Romanticism with Art Nouveau influences, and Albe's work likely reflects its growing prominence on the city's waterfront amid post-World War I optimism. Rendered in brown ink on laid paper—a textured, handmade sheet common in fine pri...