Landschaft mit badenden Frauen (bei Tivoli)
Landscape with Bathing Women (near Tivoli)
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Landscape with Bathing Women (near Tivoli), 1847–1850

ArtistJohann Wilhelm Schirmer, Jülich 1807–1863 Karlsruhe
Oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame48 × 38 cm
Dimensions with frame73 × 62,5 cm
Depicted locationTivoli
Status
on display, room 010.2
About the workAlthough the viewer’s gaze is drawn towards the two bathers, they are not the main focus of the work. They seem tiny in comparison to the nature that surrounds them. The reflections of light, the colour gradations of the leaves and the rhythm of the branches and clouds all captivated the landscape painter Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. When he realised this picture, he was at the height of his fame. He was appointed as the first professor of landscape painting in Düsseldorf in 1839 and established the academy’s excellent reputation in this field.
AccessionAcquisition 1917
Provenance[...]; 1917 angekauft von Carroux (?)
Inventory numberM 4211
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