Fishermen’s Children in Zandvoort

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Künstler*in Fritz von Uhde (1848 Wolkenburg – 1911 München)

Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
60,2 x 80,2 cm
SignatureSign. links unten: F. v. Uhde [teils verdeckt vom Rahmen]
Inventory number537
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A paved path leads into a rear courtyard. Several girls can be seen standing in front of the facades of simple wooden houses. Some lean against the walls, some are busy with needlework. In the background, laundry hung on a line blows in the breeze. Calmly and attentively, the children meet the painter’s gaze. Fritz von Uhde, who came from Saxony and worked in Munich, captured this scene during his stay in the Dutch fishing town of Zandvoort. Like a photographer, he soberly portrays this glimpse into everyday life. The muted colors convey the mood of a rainy, cool day without any sort of embellishment. The following year, Uhde applied this motif to his large-format painting Der Leierkastenmann kommt (Arrival of the Organ Grinder).