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The Virtuous Aloysiuses, 1919

Leopold Museum,
Vienna © Bildrecht,
Vienna 2022
Pencil, colored crayon on paper
20×25 cm

Artists

  • Fritz von Herzmanovsky-Orlando

    (Vienna 1877–1954 Meran)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment
Two gentlemen of polite society in frock coats and top hats are wondrously astounded and aghast at the sight of a naked female behind exposed by a blown-up skirt. A lion floating in the air and other creatures are also enthralled by the eye-catching attraction of the magnificent derrière. The writer and drawing artist Fritz von Herzmanovsky-Orlando (1877–1954) makes use of society’s hypocrisy in this color-pencil drawing to present a humorous erotic scene, which is as original as it is bizarre. The combination with the title of the drawing underscores the playfully inventive character displayed by the artist. Herzmanovsky-Orlando who was friends with Alfred Kubin (1877–1959) early on had a way to combine surrealistic elements with the dark sides and taboos of society, often steeped in humor and irony.

AK, 2021

Object data

Artist/author
  • Fritz von Herzmanovsky-Orlando
Title
The Virtuous Aloysiuses
Date
1919
Art movement
Symbolism
Category
Graphic work
Material​/technique
Pencil, colored crayon on paper
Dimensions
20×25 cm
Signature
Monogrammed and dated lower center: 8. Mai 1919 F.H.O
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 1227
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Keywords
man/boywoman/girlsemi-nudetop hatfestive attirelionmeadow/pastureskirt

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man/boywoman/girlsemi-nudetop hatfestive attirelionmeadow/pastureskirt