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1785-1847 German Georg Friedrich Kersting Gallery Kersting was a friend of Caspar David Friedrich, the leading German Romantic painter; his style was influenced by Friedrich, and he shared that artist's romantic attitude, although in a more subjective manner. The two friends went on a walking tour of the Riesengebirge in 1810. During his many hikes with Friedrich, the two painted numerous sketches and observations from nature. He may have painted the staffage in some of Friedrich's early work??such as Morning in the Riesengebirge (1810?C11), a result of their walking tour. He was also a friend of the painter Louise Seidler, who described him as "an altogether splendid and comical fellow" and often served as his model. In 1813 Seidler helped Kersting send a number of his works to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Goethe was impressed and recommended that the Grand Duke Charles Augustus purchase his work The Embroiderer. Kersting's most lasting works are his figures in interiors that borrow from seventeenth-century Dutch genre painting. These paintings nevertheless feel contemporary due to the situations depicted and the effect of the artist's personality. The characters are often viewed from the back, as in Friedrich's work, and the scenes provide hints of narrative as the figures engage privately in everyday activities. A number of his works refer to his time in the volunteer corps, the "L??tzow rangers". He drew a full-length self-portrait in 1813, in which he wore the rangers' uniform. The painting On Sentry Duty (1815) depicts three rangers, including the artist Ferdinand Hartmann and the writer Theodor Körner, who fought with Kersting and died in wars against the French.

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Georg Friedrich Kersting Paar am Fenster oil painting artist


Georg Friedrich Kersting Paar am Fenster oil painting artist

Paar am Fenster
Painting ID::  93557
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circa 1815(1815) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 47 x 36.5 cm (18.5 x 14.4 in) cjr

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Georg Friedrich Kersting Ansicht von Rostock von Westen oil painting artist


Georg Friedrich Kersting Ansicht von Rostock von Westen oil painting artist

Ansicht von Rostock von Westen
Painting ID::  97056
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1809(1809) Medium oil on canvas cyf

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Georg Friedrich Kersting Junge Frau oil painting artist


Georg Friedrich Kersting Junge Frau oil painting artist

Junge Frau
Painting ID::  98183
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1825(1825) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 40.3 x 34.2 cm cyf

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Georg Friedrich Kersting Bildnis des Buchhandlers oil painting artist


Georg Friedrich Kersting Bildnis des Buchhandlers oil painting artist

Bildnis des Buchhandlers
Painting ID::  98184
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oil on panel Dimensions 33.5 x 27.5 cm cyf

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Georg Friedrich Kersting Richard Kersting vor seiner Abreise nach Riga oil painting artist


Georg Friedrich Kersting Richard Kersting vor seiner Abreise nach Riga oil painting artist

Richard Kersting vor seiner Abreise nach Riga
Painting ID::  98185
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1843(1843) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 23 x 15 cm cyf

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