The Artist’s Father in his Sickbed, 1888

Title

The Artist’s Father in his Sickbed

Painter

• Lovis Corinth

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Material

• canvas

Technique

• oil

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert oben rechts: Lovis CORINTH Königsberg October 1888

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Modern Art 1800–1945

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1958

Genre

• portrait

Main Motif

• Franz Heinrich Corinth
• man
• woman
• interior space

Persons Shown

• Franz Heinrich Corinth

Primary

• 61B2(CORINTH, Franz Heinrich) historical person (CORINTH, Franz Heinrich)
• 31A236(+4) lying figure (+ three-quarter view)
• 49G21 sick-bed
• 49G211 visiting the sick; sick person together with others
• 31AA235(+3) sitting figure - AA - female human figure (+ sideview, profile)

Secondary

• 47H44 knitting