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Traunstein River on the Road to Empfig, Bavaria

c. 1893–96

William Stanley Haseltine

(American, 1835–1900)
Culture
American, 19th century
Medium
Watercolor and gouache on blue paper
Measurements
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.)
Credit Line
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 2018.32
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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.
A horizontally oriented watercolor painting depicts a calm, blue river cutting diagonally from the center left through the lower right corner, spindly trees coated with dense, green dashes as leaves rise up against a gray-blue sky. A white, rocky shore cuts across the left corner. The water shimmers with streaks of darker blue and green. Some spindly, orange branches extend horizontally over the water.

Traunstein River on the Road to Empfig, Bavaria

c. 1893–96

William Stanley Haseltine

(American, 1835–1900)
American, 19th century

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