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Friedrich Wilhelm Wucherer

Unbekannt

1935

From the collection of City Museums Freiburg

Portrait

Dominant colour

Friedrich Wilhelm Wucherer is a 1935 by Unbekannt, held at City Museums Freiburg.

Who painted this?: Unbekannt
When & what style?: 1935
Where can I see it?: City Museums Freiburg

About this work

This portrait shows a man in a dark blue coat with gold buttons and a wide white collar. He wears a black hat with a feather sticking out, and a chain of medals across his chest. His hands hold a small book and a gavel, resting on a dark table. The medals and gavel suggest he might have been a judge or official. The painting looks like it was made with careful attention to fabric and light. Check out the Museum of Ethnography to see more works like this.

About the artist

Artist

Unbekannt

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…

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