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Going Home

ca. 1889
Not on view

This sunset scene unfolds in the Dachauer Moos, a marshland north of Munich that maintained its reputation for wild and elemental terrain, even as it was transformed into farms. The region proved to be fertile ground for Uhde and other German artists seeking a direct and vigorous approach to depicting nature. Going Home inaugurated a group of paintings showing peasants traveling on foot through the fields, in which the imagery of rural life acquires a spiritual aspect.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Going Home
  • Artist: Fritz von Uhde (German, Wolkenburg 1848–1911 Munich)
  • Date: ca. 1889
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 30 7/8 x 39 1/4 in. (78.4 x 99.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.120.203
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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