Weihburggasse (1877)

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Franz Alt's 1877 watercolor painting titled "Weihburggasse" beautifully captures a bustling street scene in Vienna during the late 19th century. The artwork vividly portrays Weihburggasse, a well-known street in the heart of Vienna, bustling with life and activity. The painting is crafted with meticulous attention to detail, displaying the charm of the city's architectural elegance through the finely depicted façades of the buildings that line the street.In the foreground, the painting features a vibrant mix of people going about their daily routines: pedestrians in period attire, including women in long dresses and men in suits and hats, add a dynamic element to the scene. A group of horses pulling a carriage suggests the mode of transport of the era, blending seamlessly with the human crowd. The busy street vendors and shoppers suggest a thriving marketplace atmosphere.Alt uses soft watercolors to create a luminous sky that contrasts with the detailed, shadowed street below, offering a sense of depth and the bustling essence of urban life. His technique in watercolor not only showcases his skill in capturing light and shadow but also evokes the lively spirit of Vienna in the late 1800s.

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Franz Alt (1821–1914) was an Austrian landscape painter, son of Jakob Alt and the younger brother of Rudolf von Alt. His work is included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cooper Hewitt Museum (Smithsonian), the Albertina Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest and other international collections.