Untitled (studio portrait of a family)

1874

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Portrait Family

Dominant colour

Untitled (studio portrait of a family) is a 1874 by Emil Tiedemann, a Impressionism work, depicting Family, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Emil Tiedemann
When & what style?: 1874 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a family of four in a plain room. The dad sits stiff in a chair. The mom holds a baby. Two older kids stand close. All faces look serious. It's odd how normal this feels. Most 1800s family portraits pose people like stiff statues. Here, they seem real and tired. Want to see more like this? Look up The Cleveland Museum of Art.