1879
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Gate, Lustheim is a 1879 by Otto Henry Bacher, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a crumbling stone wall with a rusty metal fence on top. In the foreground, three people sit on a grassy patch near a gate. Behind them, a half-ruined building with broken windows and a small tower stands in a field of tall grass and weeds. The date "June 20, 1879" is written in the corner, and the place is called Lustheim. The artist focused on how time wears down buildings and nature takes over. Look up Realism next to see how artists showed everyday scenes like this one.
Otto Henry Bacher (May 31, 1856, Cleveland - August 16, 1909, Bronxville, New York) was an American artist; primarily known for his etchings and illustrations. He also painted oils in a variety of genres.
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