/internal/media/dispatcher/4913/fullThe CrookEine Wiener Straßenfigur1888[Josef Engelhart]Josef EngelhartMixed media on paper on canvas The Pülcher is an antiquated term for crook, and in the Viennese dialect it refers to someone of questionable character. With this title, the Viennese painter Josef Engelhart shows a young man in front of a billboard with his hat pulled down on his face, his hands in his pockets, and his posture slumped. The man’s long apron indicates he has work. In this street snapshot, however, the sitter’s intentions stay concealed. That Engelhart chose the motif of a “Viennese guy” is surprising. Having trained in Paris, the artist is best known for his depictions of elegant theaters and cafés. Paintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/8812/rdf