Alleestraße in Düsseldorf, 1891

ArtistLudvig Munthe, Aarø (Sundal) 1841–1896 Düsseldorf

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame103,3 × 80,2 cm

Dimensions with frame141 × 118 × 15,5 cm

Status

on display, room 016

About the workThe Norwegian artist Ludvig Munthe came to Düsseldorf in 1861 with a scholarship from his home country to study painting and settled here permanently. He was famous for his winter landscapes, particularly his depictions of thawing scenes. This view of today’s Heinrich-Heine-Allee does not feature snow-covered streets, but rather conjures a cold and unpleasant atmosphere as sleet falls. Munthe was interested in the effects of modern artificial light sources. In the 1890s, there was a major expansion of gas lighting in Düsseldorf – some of which still exists today.

AccessionAcquisition 1942

Provenance[...]; o.D. Witwe von Louis Haniel; o.D. Kunstauktionshaus Hermann Gerstenberger, Düsseldorf; 1942 angekauft von Hermann Gerstenberger

Inventory numberM 4808

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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