Studio Scene, 1836
Oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame72 × 88 cm
Dimensions with frame91 × 108 cm
Status
on display, room 010.2 About the workThis “studio scene” is considered a rebellious programmatic example of Düsseldorf genre painting. The young artists depicted rejected the history painting that was dominant at the time, as numerous allusions indicate: pieces of armour are scattered carelessly on the floor; the large, now useless canvas serves as a room divider and palette. Genre painters preferred smaller formats and turned to “real” life instead of history and mythology. Johann Peter Hasenclever, a particularly humorous representative of his discipline, portrayed himself as the central figure running through the middle of the picture.
AccessionAcquisition 1929
Provenance[...]; 1929 angekauft von Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, Berlin
Inventory numberM 4376