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When the Great Trumpeter Died, Bernhard Heisig
Bernhard Heisig
When the Great Trumpeter Died
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Bernhard Heisig

When the Great Trumpeter Died, 1985

Dimensions
180.0 x 135.0 cm
Inventory Number
2153
Acquisition
Purchased in 1986 as a donation from the Stadtsparkasse Frankfurt am Main, property of Städelsche Museums-Verein e.V.
Status
On display, lower level, Contemporary Art, 13 / 16 (hallway)

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
When the Great Trumpeter Died
Painter
Period Produced
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Object Type
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
signiert unten rechts: Heisig 85

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Administration
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.
Picture Copyright
© Bernhard Heisig
Acquisition
Purchased in 1986 as a donation from the Stadtsparkasse Frankfurt am Main, property of Städelsche Museums-Verein e.V.

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre
Main Motif
Associated Persons and Institutions

Iconclass

Primary
  • 0 Abstract, Non-representational Art
  • 48C7352 horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba
  • 48C72 musician
  • 31A25 postures and gestures of arms and hands
Secondary
  • 25G411 cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers
  • 49D36 circle (~ planimetry, geometry)
  • 49D43 prism ~ stereometry

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Last update

15.05.2023