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Objekt 7

On the High Wall in Basel

Description

The view shows Basel families and individuals taking a Sunday stroll on the High Wall, which was later demolished between 1869 and 1875, near today's Bernoullianum. The painter chose Klingelbergstrasse next to the Holsteinerhof (near the Luginsland watchtower) with a view of St. Johannstor and the Baden Blue.

Object description

Painter: Ludwig Adam Kelterborn (1811-1878)

Basel, around 1850

Oil on cardboard

Inv. 1940.46.

Bequest Dr. Georg Lichtenberg, Basel

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