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Traunstein River on the Road to Empfig, Bavaria
About the Artwork
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.
Inscriptions
Initialed, lower left, in watercolor: WSH
Provenance
By descent in the family of the artist, until 1992 1992: (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY) 1992–?: Private Collection, Paris, 1992–? ?–2018: (Menconi & Schoelkopf, New York, NY), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH June 4, 2018–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Quick Overview
- Artist
- William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835–1900)
- Date
- c. 1893–96
- Medium
- 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.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
- Accession no.
- 2018.32
More by William Stanley Haseltine in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00011630
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