Traunstein River on the Road to Empfig, Bavaria
- Medium
- Watercolor and gouache on blue paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 38.3 x 56.5 cm (15 1/16 x 22 1/4 in.); Mounted, primary: 38.3 x 56.5 x 0.2 cm (15 1/16 x 22 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
- Genre
- drawing
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
American, 19th century
About
In this watercolor, William Stanley Haseltine portrayed the calm shore of the Traunstein River, Bavaria, on a summer afternoon. A member of the Hudson River School and a practitioner of Luminism, Haseltine focused on atmosphere and reflection rather than a grand vista. His transparent washes and areas of opaque watercolor over blue paper create the effect of light skipping across the water.
