Friday. Meadow Plan in Front of Aigen Near Salzburg
1820
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Ferdinand Olivier
Ferdinand Olivier (1785–1841) was a German artist, born in Dessau.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Friday. Meadow Plan in Front of Aigen Near Salzburg is a 1820 by Ferdinand Olivier, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a quiet countryside scene. In the foreground, a man and a child walk near a small stone well, while another child sits on the grass. A few people work in the fields, and a church tower stands alone by the road. The background has rolling hills, trees, and a distant mountain range. The title at the bottom names the place: a meadow near Salzburg. The artist made this during the early 1800s, when landscapes like this were popular. If you like peaceful countryside scenes, look up Romanticism next.
Ferdinand Olivier (1785–1841) was a German artist, born in Dessau.
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