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Sketch with Figure Studies, 2nd half 1860s

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Pencil, pen on paper
23×14.4 cm

Artists

  • Anton Romako

    (Vienna 1832–1889 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment
Anton Romako is among the most important, albeit also among the most idiosyncratic, painters of the late 19th century. Known for his numerous history paintings and genre scenes, the artist built a network of supporters and patrons. In 1856 he moved to Rome, where he would stay for two decades and experience the most fruitful period of his artistic career. Created during that period, this sketch, showing various figure studies, is testament to Romako’s skills as a draftsman and to his interest in studying the human body. The depictions vary greatly in terms of their elaboration and show members of different social classes.

AS, 2021

Object data

Artist/author
  • Anton Romako
Title
Sketch with Figure Studies
Date
2nd half 1860s
Art movement
Naturalism I Realism
Category
Graphic work
Material​/technique
Pencil, pen on paper
Dimensions
23×14.4 cm
Signature
Signed lower left: A. Romako
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 798
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Selection of Reference works
  • Anton Romako. Beginn der Moderne, hrsg. von Marianne Hussl-Hörmann/Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Köln 2018 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, 06.04.2018–18.06.2018).
  • Anton Romako. Beginn der Moderne, hrsg. von Marianne Hussl-Hörmann/Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Köln 2018 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, 06.04.2018–18.06.2018).
Catalogue raisonne
  • Reiter 2010: 247
Keywords
woman/girlman/boyhatheadstanding figure (fem.)

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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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woman/girlman/boyhatheadstanding figure (fem.)

2023/2024 Partial funding for digitization by the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport „Kulturerbe digital“ as part of NextGenerationEU.