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Peter Schwingen, Martinsabend, 1837, Öl auf Leinwand auf Holz, 14,7 × 13,8 cm
St. Martin's Eve
Peter Schwingen, Martinsabend, 1837, Öl auf Leinwand auf Holz, 14,7 × 13,8 cm
Kunstpalast - LVR-ZMB, Annette Hiller- ARTOTHEK

St. Martin's Eve, 1837

ArtistPeter Schwingen, Bad Godesberg 1813–1863 Düsseldorf
Oil on canvas on wood
Dimensions without frame14,7 × 13,8 cm
Status
on display, room 010.2
About the workEvery year around 11 November, German children parade through the streets with lanterns in remembrance of Saint Martin. In the nineteenth century, they often carried illuminated pumpkins, a custom now usually associated with Halloween. Like other Rhineland artists, Peter Schwingen captured the atmosphere of Saint Martin’s Day in multiple paintings, focusing entirely on the effects produced by the light of the lanterns. Schwingen came from a modest background and was able to study at the Düsseldorf Art Academy thanks to a scholarship.
AccessionAcquisition 1930
Provenance[...]; 1930 erworben von Frau H. Boerner, Osterspei
Inventory numberM 4384
Contact
sammlung@kunstpalast.de
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