Viennese Domestic Garden (1828-30), Erasmus Ritter von Engert (Austrian, 1796-1871)
Oil on canvas, 32 x 25 cm.
Nationalgalerie, Berlin
I love this painting for its light, cool summer garden and, of course, the quasi-invisible knitter tucked away in the lower left corner, working on what looks like a stocking. The overall effect is elegant as is the woman's cap and grey gown. I also like the fact that she is knitting and reading at the same time, something I enjoy doing whenever the knitting is easy enough to just follow with my fingers.
2 comments:
From the shape of the sunlit part,
which looks like a heel and sole, she seems to be about to begin the toe decreases.
So she does! The knitting must be second-nature to her as she seems more absorbed in her reading than her hand work.
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