About this motif
Barrel-organ grinders used to wander through Berlin's back courtyards playing familiar tunes while residents threw coins from the windows. Organ grinders are still part of festivals and markets in the city today.
Sommer's etching "Organ Grinder with Wife" shows the player behind his barrel organ on wheels, with a woman with a drum beside him in front of a brick wall. Image about 12 x 16 cm, black and white or hand-coloured, framed on request.
