The Scissors-Grinder

Prints and Drawings

1741

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
German, 1712-1774

This particular print is very much in the style of the popular Dutch artist Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1685), who consistently used the technique of chiaroscuro to portray peasant life in his paintings, drawings, and etchings. In this etching, Dietrich employs similar contrasts of light and dark to light up the diminutive figures of the peasants at work.

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Artist: Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
Title: The Scissors-Grinder
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1741
Medium: Etching printed in black on laid paper
Dimensions: 14.1 × 12.1 cm (5 9/16 × 4 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections
Reference Number: 1920.2134
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