Bildnis Charlotte von Wulf, geb. von Reutern

Portrait of Charlotte von Wulf, neé von Reutern, 1844

ArtistCarl Ferdinand Sohn, Berlin 1805–1867 Köln

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame58,6 × 51 cm

Dimensions with frame70,2 × 63 × 7,5 cm

Status

on display, room 010.2

About the workOver the course of the nineteenth century, portrait painting became a lucrative source of income for artists. Carl Ferdinand Sohn was one of its most notable representatives in Düsseldorf. He painted the daughters of his friend, the Baltic German painter Gerhard von Reutern. Little is known about Charlotte, who was 17 years old at the time. She married a Baltic German lawyer and landowner seven years later. In Sohn’s picture, she is entirely in keeping with contemporary fashions: she has a severe braided hairstyle, an off-the-shoulder neckline and a shawl.

AccessionAcquisition 1953

ProvenanceVermutlich bis 1953 in Familienbesitz von Reutern; 1953 angekauft von Gerhard von Reutern, Bonn

Inventory numberM 5043

Contact

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