Street Scene from Amsterdam, 1875

In 1875, Emil Jakob Schindler (1842–1892) and Tina Blau-Lang (1845–1916) traveled to Holland, where this drawing was created. The lower left edge of the depiction bears the inscription “Schindler drawn Amsterdam” by a foreign hand. With few, skillfully placed strokes, the artist conveyed the goings-on in a narrow street in Amsterdam, though the motifs in the vanishing point the center of the depiction were rendered in detail. This subject, executed in a markedly vertical format, can also be found in Tina Blau-Lang’s oeuvre. Parallels between the two artists’ works are apparent especially in the strong emphasis on foreshortening. Schindler and his fellow artist had previously embarked on a joint study trip to the Hungarian town of Szolnok. The two protagonists of Austrian Atmospheric Impressionism further shared a studio for several years.

AGW, 2023