Artwork
The Danish portrait painter Bertha Wegmann at work
The Danish portrait painter Bertha Wegmann at work is an oil painting by the Realist artist Jeanna Bauck. It dates from 1870 and is held in the collection of the Nationalmuseum.
About this work
Overview
This late 19th-century oil painting, created by Jeanna Bauck in the 1870s, captures a moment of Bertha Wegmann engaged in her work within their shared Munich studio.
Subject & Meaning
The painting portrays the daily artistic life of Bertha Wegmann, highlighting her professional activity and the collaborative environment she shared with the artist, Jeanna Bauck.
Technique & Style
Executed in oil on canvas, the work measures 100 x 110 cm, demonstrating Bauck's use of traditional mediums to depict intimate, everyday scenes of artistic practice.
History & Provenance
Acquired by the National Museum in Stockholm in 1930, the painting was gifted by Toni Agnes Möller-Wegmann, underscoring its personal and familial connections.
Context
Set in the shared Munich studio that also served as the artists' residence, the painting offers a glimpse into the lives of female artists in late 19th-century Europe.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Jeanna Bauck (19 August 1840 – 27 May 1926) was a Swedish-German painter known for her landscape and portrait paintings, and her career as an educator, as well as her friendships with Bertha Wegmann and Paula Modersohn-Becker.
