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The Family of Mr. Westphal in the Conservatory

1836
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 807
This light-filled conservatory belonged to the prosperous Berlin wool merchant Christian Carl Westphal, a passionate horticulturist. The stark glass structure here serves as a Biedermeier day-room for his family. Gaertner was the preeminent painter of Berlin’s grand new boulevards, but this is one of only four interior scenes he is known to have painted; it may have been owned by Westphal, who was his landlord.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Family of Mr. Westphal in the Conservatory
  • Artist: Eduard Gaertner (German, Berlin 1801–1877 Zechlin)
  • Date: 1836
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (23.8 x 20 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, funds from various donors, by exchange, 2007
  • Object Number: 2007.70
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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