The Neustadt-Eberswalde Rolling Mill

Why it's great

Smoking chimneys and a factory stand beside a quiet canal in this early German picture of industry, painted by Carl Blechen in 1830. It is one of the first landscapes to show a factory as a subject.

🏛️ Part of history

The Industrial Revolution (1760–1900) — Smoking chimneys and a factory stand beside a quiet canal in this early German picture of industry, painted by Carl Blechen in 1830.

Where to see it

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Hang it on your wall

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Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:

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About the artist

Carl Blechen

1798–1840 · born in Cottbus · died in Berlin

Carl Blechen was a German painter born in Cottbus in 1798. He lived in Berlin, traveled to Italy, and painted romantic landscapes and some of the earliest pictures of factories and industry in German art. He died in Berlin in 1840.