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Seated Girl, 1928

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Oil on wood
69×56.5 cm

Artists

  • Franz Lerch

    (Vienna 1895‒1977 New York)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment
Franz Lerch (1895–1977) takes us into a nondescript room with a partial view through a window in this painting. A young lady is sitting on a table, holding in her right hand a small rectangular object that captivates her interest. Calm and focused, she is absorbed in looking at it. It is solely the lighting that brings some life to the dispassionate scene. The red and orange dress basked in bright warm light and the pattern of shadows on the tablecloth look like melting in the heat. This is contrasted by the cooling effect of nuanced shades of gray and blue on the walls. Lerch’s work evolved in the tension between Expressionism and New Objectivity. Despite its austerity and formal rigor, the painterly execution gives the composition a breath of organic vividness.

Object data

Artist/author
Title
Seated Girl
Date
1928
Art movement
Expressionism, New Objectivity, Hagenbund
Category
Painting
Material​/technique
Oil on wood
Dimensions
69×56.5 cm
Signature
Sign. and dated lower right: 1928
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 229
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Keywords

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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (o.D.);
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 1994).

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