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The Old Bookcase

Der alte Bücherkasten
The Old Bookcase
The Old Bookcase
Friedrich Frotzel, Der alte Bücherkasten, 1929, Öl auf Leinwand, 79,5 x 58,5 cm, Belvedere, Wien, Inv.-Nr. 7305
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  • The Old Bookcase

  • Date1929
  • Künstler*in Friedrich Frotzel (1898 Wien – 1971 Wien)
  • Object typePainting
  • MediumOil on canvas
  • Dimensions
    79,5 x 58,5 cm
  • SignatureSign. und dat. rechts unten: Frotzel 1929
  • Inventory number7305
  • Locations Derzeit nicht ausgestellt

  • A woman with a fashionably short haircut sits on a wooden box in front of a well-stocked bookcase, facing away from the viewer. She is buried in a book, and on the floor is a white cloth she may have used earlier to remove dust. Friedrich Frotzel, a native of Vienna, captures this private moment of reading in a precise, almost photorealistic manner. He studied mechanical and electrical engineering at the Technical University of Vienna before becoming a self-taught painter in 1924. Frotzel, who joined the National Socialist Party in 1933, classified his art in 1938 as “traditional” and produced works in keeping with the party’s beliefs.