The Dresden Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), ca. 1900
Oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame130 × 101 cm
Dimensions with frame169,3 × 138,3 cm
About the workShimmering flecks of colour and light come together to form the imposing dome of Dresden’s Frauenkirche. Originally from Lübeck, the painter Gotthardt Kuehl did not depict the main view of the church, instead choosing a seemingly random vista from the art academy across the roofs of houses and rear courtyards. Kuehl brought French Impressionism to Dresden at the end of the nineteenth century; the movement emphasised the fleetingness of the moment. As a professor at the local art academy, but also an exhibition organiser and cultural policymaker, he was committed to the modernisation of this city steeped in artistic tradition.
AccessionAcquisition 1913
Provenance1913 Gesellschaft zur Ergänzung der Sammlungen des städtischen Kunstmuseums Düsseldorf angekauft vom Künstler auf der Großen Kunstausstellung, Düsseldorf
Inventory numberM 4138
