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The image shows an outdoor rustic setting. The viewpoint is at eye level, capturing trees and structures that obscure the horizon. The artwork features sketch-like brush strokes with light and shadow. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black, white, and gray. In the scene, a wooden barrel receives water from a pipe, and a wooden fence runs diagonally. A small wooden structure is visible among leafless trees. Branches create patterns against the light sky, which is overcast or partially cloudy.
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The image shows an outdoor rustic setting. The viewpoint is at eye level, capturing trees and structures that obscure the horizon. The artwork features sketch-like brush strokes with light and shadow. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black, white, and gray. In the scene, a wooden barrel receives water from a pipe, and a wooden fence runs diagonally. A small wooden structure is visible among leafless trees. Branches create patterns against the light sky, which is overcast or partially cloudy.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Corner of a Rental Garden

Fritz Schulze

Date
1909
Medium
black chalk with graphite, heightened with white gouache
Dimensions
sheet: 20.2 x 13.4 cm (7 15/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.95.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • botanical
Provenance

(Ralph Haugwitz Kunsthandel, Berlin); purchased 2009 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in black chalk: F. Schulze-- 09

NGA object ID 144315. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.