The Artist's Brother-in-Law, Ludwig Hassenpflug, Preparing to Play the Piano

1826

Ludwig Emil Grimm

Associated Names
Ludwig Emil Grimm

Artist, German, 1790 - 1863

The image displays a side profile of a person seated at a keyboard instrument. The person is focused on playing, with hands positioned on the keys. They have short, dark hair styled upwards. The individual wears a long garment with a high collar and furry trim. The chair has a simple design, and the instrument has decorative carvings. Sheet music is open on the instrument. The background shows patterned wallpaper and a partial view of foliage outside the window.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.2 x 21.2 cm (9 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.5.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Galerie Bassenge, 1 December 2006, no. 5700); (Joseph Fach, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

right center in black ink: [not deciphered] aus 30ten July / 1826.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Grimm; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Rest BOO?; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: XII-2006 Bas. BLASS.

Wikidata ID

Q64594331

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