Die Mütter des Künstlers
um 1900/1910
Medium
Öl auf Karton
Dimensions
22 x 16,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
9899
About this artwork
Ein vergleichbares Aquarell in der Albertina (Inv. Nr. 30035)
Art Historical Context
"Die Mütter desünstlers" (The Mothers of the Artist), by Austrian artist Emil Pirchan d Ä. around 1900–1910, invites visitors into an intimate family moment preserved in oil on cardboard. At a modest 22 x 16.5 cm, this-scale painting from the Belvedere Collection in Vienna feels like a cherished sketch, capturing the quiet dignity of Pirchan's mothers during Vienna's dynamic fin-de-siècle era—a time when artists explored personal expression amid rapid cultural change. The choice of oil on cardboard, rather than traditional canvas, highlights a spontaneous, direct technique often favored for s...