Although a pupil of the Dresden Academy, Richter broke away from the prevailing Romantic tradition and developed a personal vision in which he expressed nature with a "sincerely pure" and "childlike sensibility."
Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: drawings
Medium: pencil on paper
Exhibitions: A Child's-Eye View. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006., A Medley of German Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1996., German 19th Century Paintings and Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1983., German Drawings from the Walters Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2010-2011.
Dimensions: H: 8 x W: 12 1/2 in. (20.3 x 31.7 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1274
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