Fruit Trade in Bern
Step right up to this charming 19th-century street scene! Swiss artist Franz Niklaus König captures a quiet moment of daily commerce in Bern, where a vendor in a wide-brimmed hat carefully weighs a handful of red berries on a delicate hand scale. He’s set up shop right out of a massive wicker basket, serving a woman draped in a rust-colored shawl and a curious young girl. König was famous for these lively genre paintings that documented the everyday 'types' and costumes of Swiss life, making this a delightful historical snapshot of a simple fruit transaction.
- Technique
- watercolor
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