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Die letzte Aussage
The Last Statement
Kunstpalast - LVR-ZMB, Annette Hiller - ARTOTHEK

The Last Statement, 1886

ArtistArthur Kampf, Aachen 1864–1950 Castrop-Rauxel
Oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame285 × 362 cm
Status
on display, room 011
About the workThis painting shows a dying man in impoverished surroundings being interrogated by the police. The realistic depiction of social misery in a large format made the picture a talking point and established the success of Arthur Kampf, who painted it towards the end of his studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. He later moved to Berlin. For many decades he was arguably the most eminent German history painter. The artist joined the Nazi Party at an early stage and was one of only five painters that Adolf Hitler included on a special list of “irreplaceable artists”. After 1945, his oeuvre was largely forgotten.
AccessionAcquisition 1910
Provenance[...]; 1910 „Verein zur Errichtung einer Gemälde-Gallerie zu Düsseldorf“; 1913 übernommen in die Städtischen Kunstsammlungen zu Düsseldorf (heute Kunstpalast Düsseldorf)
Inventory numberM 4025
Contact
sammlung@kunstpalast.de
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