Tag: Germany

Portrait of the Artist’s Wife (1872-1873)

Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) Portrait of the Artist’s Wife (Porträt der Frau des Künstlers) probably 1872–1873 Oil on canvas, 31.6 × 40 cm National Gallery, London Scholderer made several portraits of Luise Steurwaldt, whom he married in London on 11 February 1872. Here…

Luise Steurwaldt

(1837–1919) Luise Philippine Conradine Steuerwaldt Scholderer Luise in Art: Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) Portrait of the Artist’s Wife probably 1872–1873 National Gallery, London     Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) The Artist’s Wife on the Ottoman 1873 Städel Museum, Frankfurt   Born 1837 Hildesheim (Germany) Died 1919…

Lilac (c.1860-1902)

Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) Lilac c.1860–1902 Oil on canvas, 50 × 37 cm National Gallery, London This still-life painting depicts five or six stems of lilac in a tall glass vase, set against a two-tone neutral grey background. Flower still lifes enjoyed…

La fortezza di Königstein vista da Nord (1756-1758)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) La fortezza di Königstein vista da Nord (The Fortress of Königstein from the North) 1756–1758 Oil on canvas, 132.1 × 236.2 cm National Gallery, London Sharp and angular, the Saxon fortress of Königstein, about 25 miles southeast of…

Paysage avec saint Matthieu (1640)

Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Paysage avec saint Matthieu (Landscape with Saint Matthew) 1640 Oil on canvas, 99 × 135 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Companion: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Paysage avec Saint Jean à Patmos 1640 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago    

Dada Gauguin (1920)

Ernst, Max (1891-1976) Dada Gauguin 1920 Gouache and ink on printed paper, 30.3 × 40 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris See also: • Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903)

Forêt et soleil (1927)

Ernst, Max (1891-1976) Forêt et soleil (Forest and Sun) 1927 Oil on canvas, 66 × 82.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Among his many recollections of childhood, Max Ernst…

Erasmus of Rotterdam (1526)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Erasmus of Rotterdam 1526 Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, 25.1 × 19.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Albrecht Dürer idolized the learned Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus, famously noting in his diary that Erasmus should take over…

Adam (c.1533-1537)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Adam c.1533–1537 Oil on panel, 107.5 × 36.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago For most of his long career, Lucas Cranach the Elder was court painter to the Elector of Saxony. Although the general placement of…

Eve (c.1533-1537)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Eve c.1533–1537 Oil on panel, 107.5 × 36.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago For most of his long career, Lucas Cranach the Elder was court painter to the Elector of Saxony. Although the general placement of…