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On Corpus Christi Morning
Date1857

Artist Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793 Wien – 1865 Hinterbrühl)

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Object typePainting
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions
65 × 82 cm
SignatureSign. und dat. Mitte links: Waldmüller 1857
Inventory numberLg 63
Location Upper Belvedere
Credit LineBelvedere, Wien, 1912 Leihgabe Verein der Freunde der kunsthistorischen Museen (Museumsfreunde), vormals k. k. Österreichischer Staatsgalerieverein Wien
Bubbling with anticipation, a group of cheerful children get ready for the Corpus Christi procession. The girls’ fine white dresses shine brightly in the sunlight. A boy holding a candle laughs and turns back to the group. However, the children in the foreground look very different: barefoot and shabbily dressed, they gaze in amazement at their peers. Although it resembles a snapshot of a fleeting moment, this work is a meticulously composed scene that also demonstrates Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller’s distinctive approach to sunlight. The artist was dedicated to the study of nature and introduced bold effects of light and shadow in his paintings.

Provenance
Exhibitions

1868 Sammlung Arthaber, Wien-Döbling.
Bis 1872 Sammlung Friedrich Jakob Gsell, Wien.
1872 Versteigerung durch Georg Plach im Künstlerhaus, Wien.
ab 1872 Sammlung Horny.
1912 Victor Mauthner Ritter von Markhof.
Österreichischer Staatsgalerieverein, Wien.
1912 Dauerleihgabe Österreichischer Staatsgalerieverein, Wien

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