Female Nude from the Back, 1905

ArtistMax Slevogt, Landshut 1868–1932 Neukastel

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame163 × 130,5 cm

Dimensions with frame202 × 170 cm

Status

on display, room 017

About the workAround 1900, the female nude became more popular as a subject in its own right in painting, which was dominated by men. Naked bodies were staged for the (male) viewer – as in this work by Max Slevogt, who directs the viewer’s gaze to a woman whose head he has cropped and whose pale skin he has contrasted against the carpets and curtains. The textiles and slippers indicate his interest in the tales from the Arabian Nights as well as the fashion for so-called “Orientalism”. The popularity of these motifs is also demonstrated by the fact that the picture was acquired for the collection by a citizens’ association two years before the founding of the Düsseldorf museum.

AccessionAcquisition 1911

Provenance[...]; 1911 „Verein zur Errichtung einer Gemälde-Gallerie zu Düsseldorf“, Düsseldorf; 1913 übernommen in die Städtischen Kunstsammlungen zu Düsseldorf (heute Kunstpalast Düsseldorf)

Inventory numberM 4052

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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