Portrait of Ida Müller, née Scholderer, 1877

Dimensions: 42.4 x 32.4 cm

Physical Description: Oil on canvas

Inventory Number: SG 644

Acquisition: Acquired in 1938 with the Lulu Müller Collection

Status: Not on display

Texts

About the Work

Earnest and inward-looking, Ida Müller gazes into the void. Her rosy cheeks and her pinned-up locks, some of which have fallen onto her forehead, alone soften the austerity of the painter Victor Müller’s young widow. Her gaze is directed neither at the onlooker nor into the distance, as is the custom in classical portraits. Thoma’s work relates the widow’s story and her character. She was also the sister of the painter Otto Scholderer and belonged to the close circle of friends of the Kronberg artist colony.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Portrait of Ida Müller, née Scholderer

Painter

Hans Thoma

Period Produced

19th century

School

Object Type

painting (artwork)

Physical Description: Oil on canvas

Material

canvas

Technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Monogrammiert oben links: HTh (ligiert) 1877

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Modern Art 1800–1945

Collection

Städtische Galerie

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Acquisition: Acquired in 1938 with the Lulu Müller Collection

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

portrait

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Ida Müller

Associated Persons and Institutions

Iconclass

Primary

61BB2(MÜLLER, Ida)11(+51) historical person (MÜLLER, Ida) - BB - woman - historical person (MÜLLER, Ida) portrayed alone (+ head (MÜLLER, Ida) (MÜLLER, Ida))
31D15 adult woman

Secondary