Georg Friedrich Kersting

1785-1847 German Georg Friedrich Kersting Gallery Kersting was a friend of Caspar David Friedrich, the leading German Romantic painter; his style was influenced by Friedrich, and he shared that artist's romantic attitude, although in a more subjective manner. The two friends went on a walking tour of the Riesengebirge in 1810. During his many hikes with Friedrich, the two painted numerous sketches and observations from nature. He may have painted the staffage in some of Friedrich's early work??such as Morning in the Riesengebirge (1810?C11), a result of their walking tour. He was also a friend of the painter Louise Seidler, who described him as "an altogether splendid and comical fellow" and often served as his model. In 1813 Seidler helped Kersting send a number of his works to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Goethe was impressed and recommended that the Grand Duke Charles Augustus purchase his work The Embroiderer. Kersting's most lasting works are his figures in interiors that borrow from seventeenth-century Dutch genre painting. These paintings nevertheless feel contemporary due to the situations depicted and the effect of the artist's personality. The characters are often viewed from the back, as in Friedrich's work, and the scenes provide hints of narrative as the figures engage privately in everyday activities. A number of his works refer to his time in the volunteer corps, the "L??tzow rangers". He drew a full-length self-portrait in 1813, in which he wore the rangers' uniform. The painting On Sentry Duty (1815) depicts three rangers, including the artist Ferdinand Hartmann and the writer Theodor Körner, who fought with Kersting and died in wars against the French.


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Georg Friedrich Kersting Caspar David Friedrich in his Studio (mk22) oil


Caspar David Friedrich in his Studio (mk22)
Painting ID::  22786
Caspar David Friedrich in his Studio (mk22)
1812 Oil on canvas,51 x 40 cm Berlin,Nationalgalerie,Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Preussischer Kulturbesitz
   
   
     

Georg Friedrich Kersting At the Outpost (mk22) oil


At the Outpost (mk22)
Painting ID::  22793
At the Outpost (mk22)
1815 Oil on canvas,46 x 35 cm Berlin,Nationalgalerie Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Preussischer Kulturbesitz
   
   
     

Georg Friedrich Kersting Man Reading by Lamplight (mk22) oil


Man Reading by Lamplight (mk22)
Painting ID::  22794
Man Reading by Lamplight (mk22)
1814 Oil on canvas,47.5 x 37 cm Winterthur,Stiftung Oskar Reinhart
   
   
     

Georg Friedrich Kersting Recreation by our Gallery oil


Recreation by our Gallery
Painting ID::  32568
Recreation by our Gallery
mk79 1827
mk79 1827
   
   
     

Georg Friedrich Kersting Reader by Lamplight oil


Reader by Lamplight
Painting ID::  33898
Reader by Lamplight
mk87 1814 Oil on canvas 47.5x37cm Winterthur,Stiftung Oskar Reinhart
   
   
     

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     1785-1847 German Georg Friedrich Kersting Gallery Kersting was a friend of Caspar David Friedrich, the leading German Romantic painter; his style was influenced by Friedrich, and he shared that artist's romantic attitude, although in a more subjective manner. The two friends went on a walking tour of the Riesengebirge in 1810. During his many hikes with Friedrich, the two painted numerous sketches and observations from nature. He may have painted the staffage in some of Friedrich's early work??such as Morning in the Riesengebirge (1810?C11), a result of their walking tour. He was also a friend of the painter Louise Seidler, who described him as "an altogether splendid and comical fellow" and often served as his model. In 1813 Seidler helped Kersting send a number of his works to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Goethe was impressed and recommended that the Grand Duke Charles Augustus purchase his work The Embroiderer. Kersting's most lasting works are his figures in interiors that borrow from seventeenth-century Dutch genre painting. These paintings nevertheless feel contemporary due to the situations depicted and the effect of the artist's personality. The characters are often viewed from the back, as in Friedrich's work, and the scenes provide hints of narrative as the figures engage privately in everyday activities. A number of his works refer to his time in the volunteer corps, the "L??tzow rangers". He drew a full-length self-portrait in 1813, in which he wore the rangers' uniform. The painting On Sentry Duty (1815) depicts three rangers, including the artist Ferdinand Hartmann and the writer Theodor Körner, who fought with Kersting and died in wars against the French.

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