Herbert Fiedler

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Herbert Fiedler, 1935 Schetsboek van Herbert Fiedler en Laren [authentiek]

Schetsboek met voorstellingen vervaardigd in Laren in 1935; ten geschenke gegeven op 24 december 1935 aan zijn vriendin en latere echtgenote Amrey (Annemarie Balsiger), ter gelegenheid van haar verjaardag

Support/medium

paper, pen in black ink, conté
opgeplakt op een opzetblad

Shape/dimensions

rectangle (portrait format) 275 x 216 mm

Signature/inscription Information about the signature, dating, inscription or any other mark on the front or back of the art work

signed and dated lower right: Fiedler 35
in potlood
inscription lower center: Das " ewige" Doppelbildnis!!
in potlood op het opzetblad

Current attribution: Herbert Fiedler

Date Exact or approximate dating of the described art work; the search parameters adopted for this art work in this database, are found in brackets.: dated 1935 (1935-02-02 - 1935-12-24)

vanaf 2 februari 1935 woonachtig in Het Gooi (Laren), ten geschenke gegeven op 24 december 1935
Created in: Laren (plaats, North Holland) in het woonhuis van de kunstenaar, Klooster 6, in Laren (S. Frank-Fiedler)

Subject

Title Title of the art-work in Dutch: Das ' ewige ' Doppelbildnis!! [authentiek]
Other (former) title Other title(s) or name(s) which the work of art has had, or by which it is also known. This sometimes involves rejected identifications of the subject or sitter.: Dubbelportret van Herbert Fiedler en Amrey (Annemarie Balsiger) , Portret van Otto Herbert Fiedler (1891-1962) en Annemarie Balsiger (1909-1999)
English title: The eternal double portrait
Genre: undetermined
Keywords: double portrait, self-portrait, artist's portrait, man, three-quarter length, head to the left, body facing left, looking away, necktie, palette (painting equipment), artists' brush, easel, woman, half-length, head tilted, standing (position), cigarette, window, background view of landscape

IB number Number related to the portrait iconography collection RKD.: 122512

Otto Herbert Fiedler 1891-09-17 - 1962-02-27

Name

Fiedler, Otto Herbert

Initials

O.H.

Call sign

Herbert

Sex

M

Date/place of birth

Leipzig 1891-09-17

Date/place of death

Amsterdam (stad) 1962-02-27

Occupation

Kunstschilder

Marriage(s)

Laren (plaats, Noord-Holland) 1938-02-02
Anne Marie Balsiger
divorce 1957

Children

Anna Sabine Fiedler

Annemarie Balsiger 1909-12-24 - 1999-04-23

Name

Balsiger, Annemarie

Initials

A.

Sex

v

Date/place of birth

Zürich (stad) 1909-12-24

Date/place of death

Amsterdam (stad) 1999-04-23

Buried

Oosterbegraafplaats, Amsterdam

Occupation

kunstschilder, pottenbakker en balletdanser

Marriage(s)

Laren (plaats, Noord-Holland) 1938-02-02
17467/Fiedler, Otto Herbert divorce 1957

Collection(s)

private collection Amrey, Amsterdam
1935-12-24 - 1999-04-23 gekregen van de kunstenaar ter gelegenheid van haar verjaardag op 24 december 1935
Private collection , inv./cat.nr FS 0181 (inventarisnummer van het hele schetsboek)
1999-04-23 - door vererving na de dood van Amrey

Visual documentation

Location image Location of the image in the visual documentation.

BD/RKD/1600 - MHK/The Netherlands/Paintings and Drawings (img.nr. 0000273874)

Project: Fiedler project

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Creation date: 2011-06-21; Last modified date: 2021-06-17

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