Ein Bauer reicht einem auf dem Schoß der Mutter sitzenden Kind einen Apfel

This page presents "Ein Bauer reicht einem auf dem Schoß der Mutter sitzenden Kind einen Apfel", created by Gustav Kaupert. The catalogue places it in Drawings. The format is landscape. Background on Drawings: Artists have long used drawings to plan paintings, sculptures, and buildings, so a sketch can show how an idea developed. Because line carries so much of the effect, drawings tend to reward close looking at the quality of the mark.

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German, 1819–1897

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