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 Vor dem Spiegel oil


Vor dem Spiegel
Painting ID::  89961
Vor dem Spiegel
1827(1827) Medium oil on panel Dimensions 46 x 35 cm (18.1 x 13.8 in) cyf
   
   
     

Georg Friedrich Kersting Lesender Mann beim Lampenlicht oil


Lesender Mann beim Lampenlicht
Painting ID::  91071
Lesender Mann beim Lampenlicht
1814(1814) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 47.5 x 37 cm (18.7 x 14.6 in) cyf
   
   
     

Georg Friedrich Kersting Die Stickerin oil


Die Stickerin
Painting ID::  91581
Die Stickerin
1812(1812) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 47.2 x 37.5 cm (18.6 x 14.8 in) cjr
   
   
     

Georg Friedrich Kersting Auf Vorposten oil


Auf Vorposten
Painting ID::  91610
Auf Vorposten
1815(1815) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 46 X 35 cm (18.1 X 13.8 in) cjr
   
   
     

Georg Friedrich Kersting Kinder am Fenster oil


Kinder am Fenster
Painting ID::  91757
Kinder am Fenster
1848(1848) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 19 X 15 cm (7.5 X 5.9 in) cyf
   
   
     

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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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