Description
Elderly peasant women, sometimes known as "village witches," frequently appear in Knaus's paintings. This drawing dates from the artist's first sojourn in Paris (1852-1860).
Conservation
Date
Description
Narrative
9/06/1983
Treatment
re-housed
Exhibitions
German 19th Century Paintings and Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1983.
A Medley of German Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1996.
German Drawings from the Walters Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2010-2011.
Provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
