The Orphan | August Friedrich Schenck | c. 1885 Select Size:36" x 24" influenced by photography and his

influenced by photography and his engineering background

typical of his work

surrounded by lush foliage and the azure waters of the Mediterranean

Long before his leap into abstraction

capturing the fragile moment when Orpheus guides his wife Eurydice back to the world of the living

The Orphan | August Friedrich Schenck | c. 1885 Select Size:36" x 24" influenced by photography and hisAbout the artwork: The Orphan (c. 1885) by August Friedrich Schenck is a haunting portrayal of grief and vulnerability, seen through the eyes of a lamb left alone beside the lifeless body of its mother. Set against a cold, desolate landscape, the painting evokes an atmosphere of sorrow and abandonment. The lambs small, open mouth suggests a faint bleatperhaps a cry for helpwhile a flock of black crows looms nearby, adding a sense of impending threat.