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The image features a riverside pavilion overlooking a river scene. Architectural elements and nautical life are detailed. The horizon shows distant city structures and smokestacks. There are intricate buildings on the water with turrets and flags. The brushstrokes are refined and precise, emphasizing architectural details. The color palette consists of muted tones like greys. Close to the pavilion, small boats with figures are on the water. In the distance, more boats are visible along with a cityscape.
National Gallery of Art · Portfolio
Alsterlust
Fritz Stoltenberg
- Date
- 1893
- Medium
- watercolor
- Dimensions
- sheet: 20.7 × 28.1 cm (8 1/8 × 11 1/16 in.)
- Classification
- Portfolio · Drawing
- Accession number
- 1977.69.4
- Credit line
- Gift of Dr. Dieter Erich Meyer
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Twenty-Four Views of Hamburg [1977.69.2-25]
Subjects and terms
- German
- Landscape
- Water
- Boat
- City
- Figures
NGA object ID 56444. 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.