Artwork
Hermine Kopp, geb. Mayer

Hermine Kopp, geb. Mayer is a drawing by Unbekannt. It dates from 1996 and is held in the collection of the City Museums Freiburg. This portrait is a detailed black-and-white drawing of Hermine Kopp, née Mayer, on rough paper.
About this work
Overview
This portrait is a detailed black-and-white drawing of Hermine Kopp, née Mayer, on rough paper. It is one of a pair of companion pieces, the other depicting her husband Ferdinand.
Technique & Style
The artist employed a dual technique, combining fine lines with shading achieved through tiny dots, creating a lifelike, three-dimensional effect reminiscent of a photograph.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing is a representation of Hermine Kopp, née Mayer, suggesting a personal or commemorative significance, possibly as part of a pair intended to capture the likenesses of the couple.
Artist & collection
Artist
This unsigned painter captured 16th-century Strasbourg life in small oils. Their brush traced local fashion and faces—look at “Mädchen in Straßburger Bürgertracht” where a young woman’s lace collar and green dress…

















