Figure Studies
Smokers
Friedrich Carl von Scheidlin
This charming 19th-century watercolor sketch depicts two men in hussar-style uniforms enjoying a quiet moment with their pipes.
While Playing Billiard
Friedrich Carl von Scheidlin
1855 · Medium Not Listed
A charming vintage character study of a gentleman in mid-19th-century attire focused on a game of billiards.
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Where it works
An airy piece with steady character in a warmer tonal register — leaves the surrounding space relaxed.
- Often works in
- Study · Office · Library
- Placement
- Works well where the room needs a lighter vertical note
- Walls
- Best on mid-tone or darker walls
- Color notes
- Soft cream, Soft gray
About the piece
Created in 1855 by Friedrich Carl von Scheidlin, this delightful watercolor sketch depicts a man in a white tunic and blue trousers intently poised for a billiard shot. The informal treatment and inclusion of a smoking pipe add a whimsical, genre-painting touch to the military subject, capturing a quiet moment of leisure in a classic European style.
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