Carl W. Hambuch dated 1878 because the colors drew me in out of all the art work I seen at the
Amon Carter Museum. The smooth texture of the painting plus the colors made me think of the
Holidays. My favorite time of year in which I feel warm and passionate inside. When I interpret this piece of art, I see a farm within its community expanding and growing. In my chosen work of art, artist Carl W. Hambuch used many of the elements of design in Theodor Frick, Porkpacker, Richmond, Va. When analyzing this piece of art, the view in which Mr. Hambuch created this piece of art is amazing to me. The way the painting flows from the front to the back made it …show more content…
The overlapping of the houses gives me a sense of depth and makes me curious as to what may be behind each house or structure that Mr. Hambuch painted. The different sizes of the objects in the painting sit perfectly with this type of view. Also the atmospheric perspective is very intriguing as it seems that the area of the farm in the background is still be built up. I like how the the artist used balance in his painting. When viewing this painting I see housing stuctures stacked on one side and on the right side going up the painting there are a few trees with a lot of open land which balance out the painting in my eyes. Mr. Hambuch’s use of repetitive lines alters my mind when analyzing. The way the farm is outlined in a vertical rectangle and the use of lines within make the painting seem like the artist started this piece with something else in mind like some type of architectural structure, but instead ended up with this piece of art. The colors used here are awesome in my opinion. Using adjacent colors from the color wheel bring much harmony to this painting as I briefly described before, expressing the feeling of the holidays when looking at this painting. When looking at this painting, I see and feel warmth. A rather large farm for the