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Dreams
Date1913

Artist Helene Funke (1869 Chemnitz – 1957 Wien)

ULAN

Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
114,5 × 134,5 cm
SignatureSign. und dat. links unten: Funke 1913
Inventory number6221
Location Upper Belvedere
As if waiting for some unknown event to happen, a group of young women are dozing and dreaming. The figures sleep, chat to each other, turn their backs on the viewer. On the central table, a wilting bunch of tulips alludes to the passage of time. What could they be dreaming about? Helene Funke had to surmount many obstacles to achieve her goal of becoming a painter. Since women were not allowed to attend academies, she studied at a private art school in Munich. Funke’s time in France provided her with a wealth of inspiration, the most prominent influence being Henri Matisse’s vibrant colors that are echoed in this painting.

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Nachlass Helene Funke.
Jörg Lampe
1978 Ankauf Privatbesitz, Salzburg

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