The Artist's Studio

1885

Melchior Lechter

Associated Names
Melchior Lechter

Artist, German, 1865 - 1937

The image shows a dimly lit room with a large lamp on a table in the foreground, casting light onto a sleeping figure in a bed and several objects including a jar, a cup, and possibly an artist's palette. The color palette consists mainly of black, white, and shades of brown, giving it a monochromatic appearance with warm tones. The lamp occupies the left side prominently, with the bed and the sleeping figure placed slightly further back in the center-right, while various items appear scattered on the table in front.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite heightened with white gouache on beige wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Richard A. Simms

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.2 x 32.5 cm (9 15/16 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.62.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jill Newhouse, New York); purchased by NGA in 1998 with funds contributed by Richard A. Simms.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: ML (in monogram) / Berlin 3.1.85; across top in graphite: Hermann nach einer (undecipherable); by later hand, across verso in graphite: Hoffman / all these 3/4 [?] / one size- / Feb 18 / no mat

Wikidata ID

Q64614288

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