Bildnis Helene Troost, geb. Michels (1773–1836)

Portrait of Helene Troost, née Michels (1773–1836), 1825

ArtistHeinrich Christoph Kolbe, Düsseldorf 1771–1836 Düsseldorf

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame60,5 × 51,5 cm

Dimensions with frame78 × 69,5 × 10 cm

Status

not on display

About the workHelene Troost is elegantly portrayed by Düsseldorf academy professor Heinrich Kolbe. The wife of an Elberfeld entrepreneur clearly shows that she belongs to the upper middle classes, that she was able to afford the successful portraitist. Her high-necked dress in black silk taffeta is of high quality and conveys a sense of traditional restraint and order. This is in contrast to her accessories: the elaborate curls, white lace and bows, together with the fresh citrus blossoms, are part of to the lighter and brighter Biedermeier fashion of the time.

Accession Acquired by exchange 1932

Provenance[…]; spätestens bis 1925 Geheimrat Dr. Max Albert Molenius (1855-1925), Barmen; 1925 Anna Katharina Wolff, geb. Molenius (1888-1933) (seit 1909 verh. mit Hans Eduard Wolff, Barmen), Tochter von Vorgenanntem, erworben im Erbgang; vor 23.1.1932 Galerie Julius Stern, Düsseldorf, erworben von Wolff; 23.1.1932 erworben im Tausch von der Galerie Julius Stern

Inventory numberM 4391

Contact

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