The image shows a large ship docked in a dry dock. The perspective is centered, with the bow of the ship closest to the viewer. The masts and rigging extend upwards, with flags at their peaks. In the background, there is an urban skyline with architectural structures like a clock tower and a spire. The image has a monochromatic color scheme of black, gray, and white, with detailed lines and shading.
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The image shows a large ship docked in a dry dock. The perspective is centered, with the bow of the ship closest to the viewer. The masts and rigging extend upwards, with flags at their peaks. In the background, there is an urban skyline with architectural structures like a clock tower and a spire. The image has a monochromatic color scheme of black, gray, and white, with detailed lines and shading.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

Auswanderer-Dampfer

Fritz Stoltenberg

Date
1893
Medium
watercolor
Dimensions
sheet: 28.4 × 21.4 cm (11 3/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Drawing
Accession number
1977.69.16
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
  • Ship
  • Building
  • Figures

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