1851
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: Playing at Hoops on the Castle Terrace is a 1851 by Adolph von Menzel, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a group of people playing with a hoop in a fancy outdoor space. The scene includes a stone terrace with statues, including one of a child holding a vase. A building with arched windows stands in the background, and tall trees loom behind them. Everyone is dressed in old-fashioned clothes, and their faces are lively as they move around. The artist used shading to make the figures stand out against the dark background. The light hits the people and statues, making them look three-dimensional. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how this technique works.
Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel was a German Realist artist noted for drawings, etchings, and paintings.
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