Courtyard in Vienna Erdberg
1904
Step back into 1904 Vienna with Fritz Lach, who painted this rustic courtyard in the Erdberg district just as the city was rapidly changing. The scene is full of quiet life: a woman is hard at work washing clothes at a stone trough, while a small flock of chickens pecks at the ground nearby, completely unbothered. Lach uses loose, Impressionist watercolor strokes to capture the dappled sunlight and the texture of the old wooden buildings and the tall crane-like pole. It’s a peaceful glimpse into a simpler, rural corner of the capital that was likely disappearing even as he painted it.
- Technique
- watercolor