Caption

Reproduction of painting 'Liebesdienste' by Otto Erdmann, Gallerie Moderner Meister, photograph, Genre scene of two women by a staircase, and a man giving one of the women a hand kiss. In the background, arcades of a building, supported by large marble statues., caption: 'Photograph after the original., GALLERIE MODERNER MEISTER, O. ERDMANN, LIEBESDIENSTE., 798., 1881, Verlag von Fr. Hanfstaengl in München, New York, Geo Kirchner & Co.., Registered, Déposé', photographer: Franz Hanfstaengl Kunstverlag A.-G., München, c. 1881 - c. 1900, Bavaria, Munich, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 242 mm x width 198 mm, height 320 mm x width 483 mm, A softly lit interior scene showing three elaborately dressed women in layered, ruffled gowns standing near a decorative wrought iron staircase, one holding a folding fan and another leaning slightly toward a man who is bowing and offering his hand while holding a small object; the man wears a coat with ornate cuffs and knee breeches. The background features arched vaulted ceilings with decorative moldings, tall windows with visible foliage outside, and large classical statues flanking the space, one positioned beside the window and another beside the staircase. The floor is patterned with large tiles and a narrow decorative rug leading toward the steps, and scattered small flowers lie near the figures' feet.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B08_392

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Rights managed

Available size

40.4Mb (8.4Mb) / 11.3in x 13.9in / 3388 x 4173 (300dpi)

Keywords

Reproduction painting Liebesdienste Otto Erdmann Gallerie Moderner Meister photograph Genre scene two women staircase man giving women hand kiss background arcades building supported large marble statues caption Photograph original O Erdmann 798 1881 Verlag von Fr Hanfstaengl München New York Geo Kirchner & Co Registered Déposé photographer Franz Hanfstaengl Kunstverlag A.-G c 1881 - c 1900 Bavaria Munich pasteboard paper albumen print height 242 mm x width 198 mm height 320 mm x 483 mm softly lit interior scene showing three elaborately dressed women layered ruffled gowns standing near decorative wrought iron staircase holding folding fan another leaning slightly man bowing offering hand small object man wears coat ornate cuffs knee breeches background features arched vaulted ceilings decorative moldings tall windows visible foliage outside large classical statues flanking space positioned beside window another beside floor patterned large tiles narrow decorative rug leading steps scattered small flowers lie figures feet