Doppelbildnis: Josef und Pauline Kowarzik, Joseph Kowarzik
Joseph Kowarzik
Doppelbildnis: Josef und Pauline Kowarzik
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  • Doppelbildnis: Josef und Pauline Kowarzik, Joseph Kowarzik
  • Doppelbildnis: Josef und Pauline Kowarzik, Joseph Kowarzik
  • Doppelbildnis: Josef und Pauline Kowarzik, Joseph Kowarzik
  • Doppelbildnis: Josef und Pauline Kowarzik, Joseph Kowarzik
  • Doppelbildnis: Josef und Pauline Kowarzik, Joseph Kowarzik
  • Doppelbildnis: Josef und Pauline Kowarzik, Joseph Kowarzik
  • Doppelbildnis: Josef und Pauline Kowarzik, Joseph Kowarzik
  • Doppelbildnis: Josef und Pauline Kowarzik, Joseph Kowarzik

Joseph Kowarzik

Doppelbildnis: Josef und Pauline Kowarzik, 1903


Dimensions
102.5 x 69 x 31 cm
Physical Description
Marble
Inventory Number
SGP58
Acquisition
Aquired in 1926 from Pauline Kowarzik
Status
Not on display

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About the Acquisition

Pauline Kowarzik (née Fellner; 1852–1929) grew up in Frankfurt and received private painting and drawing lessons at a young age. In 1896, she married the Viennese sculptor and medallist Josef Kowarzik (1860–1911), who taught sculpture at the Städelschule. Together, they were very active participants of Frankfurt’s art life and closely associated with the Städel Art Institute. Due to her notable knowledge of modern art, Pauline Kowarzik was the first woman to be appointed as a member with advisory capacity in the acquisition committee of the Städtische Galerie in 1916. Kowarzik herself owned a significant collection with modern art works. When the inflation in 1926 got her into financial trouble, Pauline Kowarzik sold her private collection to the Städel for a monthly life annuity. In 1937, 18 of the 34 works were removed from the museum as part of the “Degenerate Art” confiscation operation. Nowadays, they are either lost or in other museums all over Europe. Heckel’s "Landscape in Holstein" was the only one of these works that the Städel was able to buy back.

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02.12.2024