Traunstein River on the Road to Empfig, Bavaria (c. 1893–96): Art, History and Details

Traunstein River on the Road to Empfig, Bavaria (c. 1893–96) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835–1900).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

In this watercolor, William Stanley Haseltine portrayed the calm shore of the Traunstein River, Bavaria, on a summer afternoon. A member of the Hudson River School and a practitioner of Luminism, Haseltine focused on atmosphere and reflection rather than a grand vista. His transparent washes and areas of opaque watercolor over blue paper create the effect of light skipping across the water.

Object facts

• Title: Traunstein River on the Road to Empfig, Bavaria
• Date: c. 1893–96
• Creator attribution: William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835–1900)
• Culture: American, 19th century
• Type: Drawing
• Technique: Watercolor and gouache on blue paper
• Dimensions: Sheet: 38.3 x 56.5 cm (15 1/16 x 22 1/4 in.); Mounted, primary: 38.3 x 56.5 x 0.2 cm (15 1/16 x 22 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
• Collection: DR - American 19th Century
• Department: Drawings
• Accession number: 2018.32

Collection credit

Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Willian Stanley Haseltine (1835-1900)/ Herbert Haseltine (1877-1972), New York, 1992
• Peters, Emily and Salsbury, Britany. “Acquisitions 2018: Prints and Drawings.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 59, no. 2 (March/April 2019): 20-23.

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