Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902)
The Artist’s Wife on the Ottoman (Luise Scholderer auf der Ottomane)
1873
Oil on canvas, 69 × 82 cm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt
The artist’s wife is facing sideways towards the viewer and is looking at him in half-profile. Scholderer has paid great attention to detail in depicting her ample dress with its frills, her half-open hair and the rug on the back of the chair. In spite of the clayey colouring, the portrayal of the model contrasts with the two-dimensional background, which the artist has applied with a spatula. The painting differs greatly from Scholderer‘s earlier works. The influence of English painting, which Scholderer had studied intensively after moving to London in 1871, is in evidence here. (SG)
Compare:
Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902)
Portrait of the Artist’s Wife
probably 1872–1873
National Gallery, London
See also:
• Steurwaldt, Luise (1837-1919)