View from Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Rudolph Cronau
American Art
On special assignment for a German newspaper, Rudolph Cronau came to America to document its cities, frontier lands, and Native American populations for curious European audiences. His training at the Düsseldorf art academy, which emphasized careful draftsmanship, is clearly evident in this romanticized vista of Brooklyn’s famous Green-Wood Cemetery at sunset. Conceived in tones of black and white for reproduction, this watercolor features the Gothic-style entrance arch at center, the classical tomb of John Anderson (a wealthy tobacconist and philanthropist) at right, and New York Harbor in the distance.
MEDIUM
Watercolor and black ink on cream, moderately thick, smooth textured wove paper mounted to pulpboard
DATES
1881
DIMENSIONS
7 13/16 x 9 3/4 in. (19.8 x 24.8 cm)
Frame: 16 3/8 x 21 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (41.6 x 54 x 3.8 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed lower left corner: "Rud. Cronau. / Brooklyn, 81"
INSCRIPTIONS
Inscribed lower right: "Partie vom Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn."; inscribed verso in black ink: "On Greenwood Cemetery near Brooklyn, N.Y. / Drawing made by Rudolf Cronau 1881. / 7 x 9 1/2"; notated bottom center, in pencil: "65"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
1996.221
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Gerold Wunderlich
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Rudolph Cronau (American, born Germany, 1855â1939). View from Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, 1881. Watercolor and black ink on cream, moderately thick, smooth textured wove paper mounted to pulpboard, 7 13/16 x 9 3/4 in. (19.8 x 24.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gerold Wunderlich, 1996.221 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.221_cropped_SL1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1996.221_cropped_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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