Bildnis der Eltern Dr. Karl Friedrich Georg August Werner Grashof und Dorothea Grashof, geb. Brüder, in der Laube ihrer Wohnung am Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium Köln

Portrait of the Artist's Parents, Dr. Karl Friedrich August Grashof and Dorothea Grashof, née Brüder, in the Arbour of their Appartment near the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium, Cologne, 1832

ArtistOtto Grashof, Prenzlau 1812–1876 Köln

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame86,5 × 71 cm

Dimensions with frame110,5 × 95,5 × 11,2 cm

Status

on display, room 010.2

About the workAt just 20 years old, the artist Otto Grashof painted a portrait of his parents in an arbour in their Cologne apartment – perhaps as a gift. His mother is busy with needlework, in keeping with traditional gender roles of the time. In contrast, his father – a reformer of the Cologne school system – is depicted as a prominent member of society. He is holding a letter from King Friedrich Wilhelm III addressed to “dear Grashof”. Otto Grashof added many details to the painting: his signature, for example, appears to have been carved into the backrest of the chair.

AccessionGift 2013

ProvenanceBis 2013 im Besitz der Nachfahren des Künstlers; 2013 erworben durch Schenkung von Sammlung Pfarrer Dr. Johannes Grashof, Bedburg, ein Nachfahre des Künstlers

Inventory numberM 2013-6

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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