Groups of Sled Pullers
1826
Franz Niklaus König captures the chaotic joy of winter sledding in this lively 1826 sketch, featuring four distinct groups tumbling down a hypothetical hill. From a fashionable couple clinging to each other to a bewildered father juggling three kids on a single sled, the scene is full of motion and humor. The loose watercolor strokes are typical of König's charming genre scenes that celebrated Swiss daily life during the Romantic era. It feels like a candid snapshot of a winter day at a Swiss resort, frozen in time long before photography existed.
- Technique
- Watercolor and ink
- Material
- paper