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German School
Workshop
19th Century
Oil on cardboard
Signed and dated 1859 lower right
Image size: 10 ⅝ x 13 ⅜ (27 x 34cm)
This charming work depicts a rural workshop at a moment of peace and quiet in the German town of Hochsal Laufenburg . The sense of tranquility is captured in the three pigeons dozing on a beam across the window, shaded from the bright sunlight beyond. Flowers hang drying from the ceiling and green leaves spill from a basket next to the work bench, with a few more abandoned under the bench itself. Luscious green vines, illuminated by the sunshine, threaten to spill into the work space, blurring the boundary between interior and exterior.
