Estonian Marketplace, ca. 1870
Oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame33,2 × 41,5 × 1,9 cm
Dimensions with frame44,9 × 53,5 × 6 cm
About the workGregor von Bochmann's view of an Estonian marketplace is not focussed on the hustle and bustle at the stalls, but on the edges of the square – and of society. He foregrounds a beggar and dogs fighting over a bone. The Estonian painter came to Düsseldorf to study art at the age of 18. He set up his own business as early as 1871; this painting was created around this time. Bochmann specialised in motifs from his homeland or from the Netherlands. Both were in high demand at the time. He represented Düsseldorf in numerous exhibitions abroad.
AccessionAcquisition 1915
Provenance[...]; 30.10.1902 Versteigerung Kunstsalon Keller und Reiner, Berlin; [...]; 1915 erworben aus dem Kunsthandel, Düsseldorf
Inventory numberM 4159
