1829
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Organ-Grinder Boy is a 1829 by Alois Senefelder, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a boy carrying a small organ under one arm and a basket in his other hand. He wears a patched coat, a hat with a feather, and looks like he’s walking. Behind him, a tiny monkey sits on his shoulder, peering forward. The boy’s outfit and the monkey suggest he might be a street performer. The artist used simple lines to show light and shadow, making the figure stand out. Look up Romanticism to see how artists used emotion and everyday life in their work.
Johann Alois Senefelder was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s.
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