Clothilde Beer
um 1880
Medium
Öl auf Holz
Dimensions
82 × 68 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4567
About this artwork
Dieses Porträt ist wahrscheinlich nach dem Bild im Salzburg Museum (vgl. Frodl, Makart, 2013, Kat. Nr. 362) entstanden. Es trägt mehr als jenes den Stempel der Persönlichkeit Clothilde Beers, einer Cousine des Malers.
Art Historical Context
Hans Makart's *Clothilde Beer* (c. 1880) is an intimate oil-on-wood portrait measuring 82 × 68 cm, housed in Vienna's Belvedere Collection. Austrian painter, celebrated for his lavish historicist style blending Baroque grandeur with modern flair—often called the "Makartstilcaptured his cousin Clothilde Beer with remarkable personal depth. This work exemplifies Makart's mastery in portraiture, where rich oils on panel allowed for luminous textures and subtle modeling, ideal for evoking character in a compact format. Scholars note this painting likely derives from a version in the Salzburg Muse...
About the Artist
Hans Makart · 1840–1884
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