The present painting was made by the painter Walther Firle. It was created around 1884 after the artist had stayed in Holland. In The Hague he saw a group of orphan girls whose pious singing enchanted him and inspired him to draw. Back in Munich, Firle created the first large works of his sketches and studies. Depicted is a young girl in black dresses with white shawls, aprons and loose hair, singing here in a room made of sheet music, one of which is playing the piano. The scene is bathed in a soft morning light that shines through the large windows.
Oil on canvas
Netherlands, around 1884
Walther Firle (1859-1929) portrait and genre painter
Signed "WALTHER FIRLE" lower left.
The present painting was made by the painter Walther Firle. It was created around 1884 after the artist had stayed in Holland. In The Hague he saw a group of orphan girls whose pious singing enchanted him and inspired him to draw. Back in Munich, Firle created the first large works of his sketches and studies. Depicted is a young girl in black dresses with white shawls, aprons and loose hair, singing here in a room made of sheet music, one of which is playing the piano. The scene is bathed in a soft morning light that shines through the large windows. Oil on canvas Netherlands, around 1884 Walther Firle (1859-1929) portrait and genre painter Signed "WALTHER FIRLE" lower left.
The present painting was made by the painter Walther Firle. It was created around 1884 after the artist had stayed in Holland. In The Hague he saw a group of orphan girls whose pious singing enchanted him and inspired him to draw. Back in Munich, Firle created the first large works of his sketches and studies. Depicted is a young girl in black dresses with white shawls, aprons and loose hair, singing here in a room made of sheet music, one of which is playing the piano. The scene is bathed in a soft morning light that shines through the large windows. Oil on canvas Netherlands, around 1884 Walther Firle (1859-1929) portrait and genre painter Signed "WALTHER FIRLE" lower left.