Der Morgen c. 1923

Karl Wiener’s *Der Morgen* (c. 1923) is a watercolor painting that evokes a sense of urban sprawl and industrialization. The stark, simplified forms of the buildings against a luminous, multi-colored sky are characteristic of the artist's unique style. Wiener, a German artist active in the early 20th century, developed an artistic style that combined expressionist elements with a sense of geometric order. His work often depicted cityscapes and landscapes with an abstract quality, as in *Der Morgen*.