Childlike Collection

Portrait of Mrs P in the South, 1924. Artist: Paul Klee
Portrait of Mrs P in the South, 1924

The Ships Depart, 1927. Artist: Paul Klee
The Ships Depart, 1927. From the Berlin National Gallery, Germany

New Forest boys, Hampshire
Two young boys pull another boy out of the river and onto the riverbank to safety on a summer day in New Forest Hampshire. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Baby Float Away
Hanna Lee Tidd

Preparations for the festival, children tying flower garlands, flower decoration, Germany, historical
1900s, 19th-century, adorned, birthday party, birthdays, bloom, blossoms, caparisoned, childlike, children, copy, decorated, decorations, decorative, decorative item, decoratively, digital

On the Eve of Christmas, Knecht Ruprecht Visits the Family and the Children, 1880, Germany
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, celebrate, celebrating, celebrations, ceremonial, ceremonialy, characteristic, childlike, children, christian

Girl with White Doves from the Banks of the Nile, 1880, Egypt, digitally restored reproduction of an original
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, animal child, animals, archive, aves, banks of the nile, birds, black, black-and-white, black-white, childlike, children, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions

Children caught some small fish and roast them over the open fire on the beach, Malaga, Spain
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, andalucia, animal feed, animal feeds, archive, barbecue, barbecue party, barbecued, barbecueing, barbecues, bbq, beaches, beachfront, black, black-and-white

Prosit Neujahr, Family calls a greeting to the neighbours, 1880, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, black, black-and-white, black-white, call, calling, celebrate, celebrating, celebrations, ceremonial, ceremonialy, characteristic, childlike, children, contemporary

The chimney sweep is in the house, one of the children is afraid of the bogeyman, 1887, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, afraid, anxious, arts, at home, building, buildings, businesses, childlike, children, chimney sweeper, chimney sweeps, commercial, concerned, content, contented

A warm place, at the tiled stove the farmer's daughter is sitting and knitting
1900s, 19th-century, 2, 3 people, activities, activity, arts and crafts, at home, auf, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, burn, chat, childlike, children, chitchat, communicate

Boy and girl at the torrent fishing with a primitive rod, Germany, 1899, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, accessory, activities, activity, angler, angling, angling rod, arts, athletic, beck, black, black-and-white, black-white, body of water, boy, brook, childlike

Evening Prayer in the Farmer's Parlour, the Bed is Already Prepared for the Baby, 1880, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, activities, activity, apartments, arts, at home, atmospheric, atmospheric light, baby boy, bed, beds, belief, believer, believers, break, building, buildings, childlike

Almsman in front of a church in Brittany, France, 1876, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, activities, activity, addressee, addressees, almsman, arms, beg, beggars, begging, belief, body parts, bretagne, brittany, building, buildings, characteristic

Four Girls Playing with an Apple, 1880, Germany, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century painting
1900s, 19th-century, 4, 4 people, activities, activity, animal feed, animal feeds, apple, apples, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, bunch of, childlike, children, children's game

Couple with child crossing the lake in a barge, Austria, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original
1900s, 19th-century, 2, 2 people, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, barges, black, black-and-white, black-white, boat, boat trip, boat trips, boats, body of water, cargo boat, cargo ship

Rural toilet, mother cleaning her child in the garden of the farm, garden fence, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, beauty care, beauty shot, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, childlike, cleanings, cleanliness, cleanse, contemporary, cosmetic, cosmetics, countryside

Easter Morning in the Countryside of East Prussia, 1895, Germany, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, arts, celebrate, celebrating, celebrations, ceremonial, ceremonialy, childlike, content, contented, contentment, countryside, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, early

Homecoming of the hunter after the hunt to his family, Austria, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, building, buildings, childlike, children, coming home, creep, creeping, digital, digitally, employed, employees, employer, employers, europe's, families, female

Cover of the family magazine Die Gartenlaube in 1901, Germany, Historic, digital reproduction of an original
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, black, black-and-white, black-white, childlike, children, concept, concept image, contemporary, content, contented, contentment, depiction, depictions, digital

On the village street, children playing in the puddles, Germany, 1898, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, activities, activity, arts, bad weather, boy, building, buildings, childlike, children, children's game, children's games, countryside, daylight, daytime

The Son and the Heir, the Mother and the Grandmother with a Baby, 1881, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, aid organisation, aid organisations, aid organization, baby, baby boy, birth, births, boy, childlike, children, content, contented, contentment, digital, digitally, drawing

Orphans in Berlin, in the garden, eating lunch, 1886, Germany, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, childlike, children, cropped, digital, digitally, direct look, drawing, drawings, drawn, eat, europe's, exterior, exterior photograph, exterior view, exterior views

Grandmother's birthday, the children have flowers in their hands as a present
1900s, 19th-century, auf, birthday party, birthdays, black, black-and-white, black-white, bloom, blossoms, celebrate, celebrating, celebrations, childlike, children, contemporary, depiction

Children Playing on a Staircase, 1888, Germany, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century painting
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, arts, auf, black, black-and-white, black-white, break, childlike, children, children's game, children's games, contemporary, depiction, depictions, digital

Das Vermieten der tiroler Schwabenkinder in Ravensburg, The children of mountain farmers from Vorarlberg, Tyrol
1900s, 19th-century, affair, affairs, agrarian, agricultural, agriculturally, alps, arms, baden-wuerttemberg, baden-wurttemberg, bankrupt, bayern, beg, beggars, begging, black, black-and-white

Family on a barge on the Spree off Berlin, Germany, skipper, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, arts, barges, black, black-and-white, black-white, boat, boat trip, boat trips, boats, childlike, children, contemporary, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally

The first-born, Anne Baebi Jowaeger sits at the table with the assembled family
1900s, 19th-century, admire, admiring, auf, baby, baby boy, baptised, baptized, black, black-and-white, black-white, boy, childlike, children, christened, contemporary, content, contented

Japanese Family, Women and Children in Traditional Dress, c. 1870, Japan, Historic
album, albums, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, attire, characteristic, childlike, children, clothes, commemorating, commemoration, content, contented, contentment, copy, culture

Studio Portrait of Woman and Child in Traditional Greek Dress, 1888, Greece, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 2 people, aboriginal, aboriginals, album, albums, arts, attire, balkan, balkan peninsula, characteristic, chic, childlike, children, clothes, clothing style, commemorating

Turkish family in front of their home, woman are veiled, men with hookah, around 1870, Turkey, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, aboriginal, aboriginals, album, albums, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, childlike, children, commemorating, commemoration, copy, cropped, culture

Drill, obedience, school trip, schoolboys drill in Kalabakas, Kastraki region, 1890, Greece, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, activities, activity, anthropoidea, arts, balkan, balkan peninsula, black, black-and-white, black-white, boy, catarrhine, catarrhines, catarrhini, cercopithecidae, childlike

Studies of the head and left hand of a putto (red chalk on paper)
CTS366763 Studies of the head and left hand of a putto (red chalk on paper) by Maratti, Carlo (1625-1713); 27.5x41.6 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

The Ascent of a Chinese Mountain (engraving)
1048194 The Ascent of a Chinese Mountain (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ascent of a Chinese Mountain)

Boy jumps on cart, Nefta, Tunisia
A boy jumps onto the back of a mule cart and gets a free ride down a dusty street. Nefta, Tunisia Date: 1987

Girl in Blue, 1918 (oil on canvas)
3247664 Girl in Blue, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); 161x73 cm; Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Le cavalier masque, 1915. Artist: Guillaume Apollinaire
Le cavalier masque, 1915. The Masked Horseman. From a private collection

Le caporal de la legion, 1916. Artist: Guillaume Apollinaire
Le caporal de la legion, 1916. The Corporal of the Legion. From a private collection

Close-Up of Eye with World Map

Yellow Chick. Baby Chicken

Yellow Chicks. Baby Chickens

Kitten

Kitten And Monarch Butterfly

Two Polar Bears (Ursus Maritimus) In A Humorous Looking Moment With Their Mouths Open As If Smelling Each Others Breath; Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Three angels singing on a New Year card. Date: circa 1900s

Three angels ringing bells on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1900s

Two angels ringing a bell on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

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"Childlike: A Glimpse into Innocence and Wonder" Amidst the vibrant allotments, children's laughter fills the air as they tend to their tiny gardens with boundless curiosity. With a baby float away in hand, little ones embrace the gentle waves, their joyful giggles echoing through sun-kissed shores. Paul Klee's "Portrait of Mrs P in the South, 1924" captures the essence innocence, reminding us of simpler times filled with imagination and dreams. Preparations for a festive celebration unfold as children meticulously weave flower garlands, adorning Germany's streets with bursts of color from centuries past. In an enchanting scene from 1880 Germany, "On the Eve of Christmas, " Knecht Ruprecht visits families and brings joy to children's hearts during this magical time. From Egypt's banks in 1880 comes a digitally restored reproduction titled "Girl with White Doves, " showcasing childhood purity amidst ancient wonders that still captivate our imaginations today. On Spain's sandy beaches, children delightfully catch small fish before roasting them over open fires - a timeless tradition that sparks both hunger and camaraderie among young adventurers. As another year dawns in historic Germany, families exchange warm greetings in "Prosit Neujahr, " cherishing moments shared between neighbors while embracing childlike excitement for what lies ahead. The presence of a chimney sweep invokes both fear and fascination among German children captured within an original 19th-century painting - reminding us how youthful minds can conjure up fantastical tales even from everyday encounters. In Bavaria's cozy farmhouse setting depicted by a digital reproduction from the 19th century, we witness a farmer's daughter knitting beside two men who eagerly attempt to engage her in conversation - highlighting innocent connections formed amidst warmth and simplicity.