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Gypsy Woman with Two Children, 1854

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Watercolor on paper
24.8×18.4 cm

Artists

  • August von Pettenkofen

    (Vienna 1822–1889 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Note from the Leopold Museum:

The original title was given by the artist himself and is an essential part of the artwork. For reasons of authenticity and to uphold artistic intentions no subsequent changes were made. However, it should be noted, that the designation does not correspond to today’s understanding of linguistic sensitivity and respectful expression.

Object data

Artist/author
  • August von Pettenkofen
Title
Gypsy Woman with Two Children
Date
1854
Art movement
Biedermeier
Category
Graphic work
Material​/technique
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
24.8×18.4 cm
Signature
Signed and dated lower right.: Pettenkofen 854
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 4072
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Keywords
woman/girlchildstanding figurewaste land/no man's landmother and baby/young childjacket/coat/capebarefoot

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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Georg Plach, Wien (o.D.); (1)
Auktion: 06.12.1885, C. J. Wawra, Wien, Auction aus dem Nachlass des Herrn Georg Plach, Nr. 245.
Baron Scheller, NÖ (1885); (2)
Rudolf Leopold, Wien (o.D.)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (1994)

  1. Arpad Weixlgärtner, August Pettenkofen 1822–1889, Wien 1916, Bd. 2, S. 53, Nr. 145.
  2. Dorotheum Wien, Verkaufsbuch des Auktionshauses C. J. Wawra, Eintrag zur Auktion vom 06.12.1885

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woman/girlchildstanding figurewaste land/no man's landmother and baby/young childjacket/coat/capebarefoot

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