The Hohlweggasse in Vienna-Landstraße
1890
Gustav Korompay's 1890 watercolor, 'Die Hohlweggasse in Wien-Landstraße', invites you to stroll through a sunny Vienna afternoon in the Landstraße district. This academic landscape captures a charming street scene where red-tiled roofs and arched windows frame everyday life. You can spot gentlemen in top hats chatting, a woman in a rust-colored dress with a parasol, and a cart being maneuvered near a grand gated entrance. The delicate washes of color and the visible grain of the paper give the piece a fresh, spontaneous energy, preserving a fleeting moment of 19th-century urban charm.
- Technique
- watercolor
- Material
- paper