617 - J. KLEIN (1792-1875), At the Läufer Fountain in Bern, 1824, Etching

J. KLEIN (1792-1875), At the Läufer Fountain in Bern, 1824, Etching Johann Adam Klein (1792 Nuremberg - 1875 Munich): At the Läufer Fountain in Bern, 1824, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Catalogue Raisonné: , 263, V/V Inscription: Signed and dated lower right in the printing plate: "J. A. Klein f. 1824", inscribed lower centre: "am Läufer Brunnen in Bern", on the edge of the fountain is the number: "MDXXXXV" Date: 1824 Description: A two-wheeled cart harnessed with a donkey seen diagonally from the front and standing to the right stops in front of the entrance of a stone building, against which a girl in a straw hat leans on the right. A second girl in a broad-winged bonnet, her back turned to the viewer, sits beside her. On the left in the foreground lying and standing two dogs. The centre ground is occupied by the aforementioned fountain crowned with two figures, at whose trough marked MDXXXXV stands a woman with a tub. From the edition by C. H. Zeh of 1844. Literature: Jahn, C.: Das Werk von Johann Adam Klein. Maler und Kupferätzer zu München, Mitglied der kgl. Akademie der Künste zu Berli, Inhaber des Verdienstkreuzes vom herzogl. Sächs. Ernestinischen Hausorden; München 1863. Cat. Rais. No.: 263, V/V. Keywords: Switzerland, animals, donkeys, dogs, portrait, ladies, traditional costumes, architecture, carriage, fountain, 19th century, Romanticism, Animals, Switzerland, Bern (Bern), Size: Paper: 17,5 cm x 22,6 cm (6,9 x 8,9 in) Condition: Good condition. Scarcely trimmed. Occasional pale foxing visible. The corners of the sheets are minimally bumped. The image makes a very good impression.