Arabeskenfries: Bauernkirmes, Tanz der Älteren

Frieze with arabesques: Peasant Kermis, Dance of the Elders, after July 1846 and before June 1847

ArtistAdolph Schroedter, Schwedt an der Oder 1805–1875 Karlsruhe

Oil on gold, on copper

Dimensions without frame62 × 260 cm

Dimensions with frame69 × 265,7 cm

Status

not on display

About the workWith his designs for a frieze portraying a peasants’ fair, Adolph Schroedter won first prize in a competition held by the Kunstverein Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Art Association) in 1846, which called for pictures “to decorate rooms”. Schroedter’s entry included seven paintings of scenes from a rural festival on zinc plates. The artist intended for them to furnish “rich people’s halls”. The frieze is composed of dancing figures, depictions of a pair of lovers and a circle of gentlemen, as well as a tavern scene and a brawl.

AccessionAcquisition 1919

Provenance1846/1847 beim Künstler vom Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen in Auftrag gegeben; 1848 Oberforstmeister von Steffens, Aachen, durch Los erworben; [...]; spätestens bis 27.10.1919 Galerie Julius Stern, Düsseldorf; spätestens 27.10.1919 angekauft von der Galerie Julius Stern

Forschungsstand: 19.12.2017

Inventory numberM 4255

Contact

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