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Die Ruine Liechtenstein bei Mödling

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The Ruins of Liechtenstein Castle near Mödling
Date1848

Artist Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793 Wien – 1865 Hinterbrühl)

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Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
55,5 × 68 cm
SignatureBez. unten Mitte: Waldmüller 1848
Inventory number1375
Location Currently not on display
The picture’s title is misleading for the subject of this painting is not the ruin of Liechtenstein Castle, visible behind the trees. Instead it is the path that leads up to it, the deep channels formed by torrents after every rainfall, the loose rocks that have been swept along, and the ocher loamy earth. It is probably late afternoon: the shadows are long, the soft light falling almost golden on the path and landscape. It is only after taking a closer look that we notice the two women: one crouching exhausted on the edge of the path while the other is already further up the hill and will at any moment disappear around the bend.

Provenance
Exhibitions

1902 Legatarische Schenkung Ludwig Reithoffer, Wien, an k. k. Ministerium für Kultus und Unterricht
1912 Übergabe an Österreichische Staatsgalerie

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