133 - O. PLETSCH (1830-1888), Children playing in the laundry room, around 1870, Pencil

O. PLETSCH (1830-1888), Children playing in the laundry room, around 1870, Pencil Oskar Pletsch (1830 Berlin - 1888 Niederlößnitz (Dresden)): Children playing in the laundry room next to mother, c. 1870, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Date: c. 1870 Description: Study sketch from a domestic scene depicting children playing in a laundry room. In the background the working mother. From the estate of the famous genre painter Oskar Pletsch. Keywords: 19th century, Romanticism, Costumes, Germany, Size: Paper: 26,0 cm x 18,7 cm (10,2 x 7,4 in) Condition: Good condition. The paper is slightly discoloured due to its age. Traces of an old mounting along the left edge of the sheet on the verso. The upper corners of the sheet are slightly bumped and show traces of creasing. Untrimmed and slightly bumped along the lower edge. Slightly soiled along the edges in places. Lightly foxed in places.