Rural Idyll, Volker Böhringer
Volker Böhringer
Rural Idyll
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Volker Böhringer

Rural Idyll, 1935


Dimensions
43.4 x 54.2 cm
Physical Description
Tempera on oil on cardboard
Inventory Number
2262
Acquisition
Acquired in 2009, property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.
Status
On display, 1st upper level, Modern Art, room 7

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About the Work

Volker Böhringer felt as close to Surrealism as he did to New Objectivity. At once precisely painted and enigmatic, he combined elements of cultural and industrial landscape. Yet, the “rural idyll” seems to be in danger: factory and railway criss-cross the landscape, thus forcing back nature. The girl with a billy goat, reminiscent of pastoral scenes, seems strangely lost. Even the wayside shrine towering over everything with an angel and the inscription “AVE MARIA” no longer fits in with the changed world. The painting reflects Böhringer’s ambivalent relationship with technology: he was fascinated by machines but also perceived industrialisation as a danger to the future of humanity.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Rural Idyll
Painter
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Tempera on oil on cardboard
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Monogrammiert und datiert unten rechts auf der Zeitung: √b/1935
Work Catalogues
  • Oeuvrekatalog 1975, Nr. 2

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.
Picture Copyright
© Volker Böhringer
Acquisition
Acquired in 2009, property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary
  • 25H18 cultivated land
  • 31AA2351 sitting on the ground - AA - female human figure
  • 11Q65 (veneration of) devotional objects
  • 44E14 utilitarian, public pump or water fountain
  • 25I43 factory in landscape
Secondary

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13.03.2024