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The image shows a canal lined with boats on both sides. Buildings with steeply pitched roofs and narrow facades are in the background. The color palette is monochromatic, with varying shades of black, gray, and white. Several boats are moored to wooden posts on the right, reflecting in the water. A boat is navigating down the canal. In the distance, a bridge supports more buildings.
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The image shows a canal lined with boats on both sides. Buildings with steeply pitched roofs and narrow facades are in the background. The color palette is monochromatic, with varying shades of black, gray, and white. Several boats are moored to wooden posts on the right, reflecting in the water. A boat is navigating down the canal. In the distance, a bridge supports more buildings.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

Altes Fleet

Fritz Stoltenberg

Date
1893
Medium
watercolor
Dimensions
sheet: 26.7 × 23 cm (10 1/2 × 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Drawing
Accession number
1977.69.21
Credit line
Gift of Dr. Dieter Erich Meyer
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Twenty-Four Views of Hamburg [1977.69.2-25]

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Street
  • Water
  • Boat
  • City
  • Building

NGA object ID 56461. 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.