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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR09.1
People
Arthur Kampf, German (Aachen, Germany 1864 - 1950 Kastrop-Rauxel, Germany)
Title
Portrait of Emperor William II of Germany
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
1908
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/226613

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
101.8 x 90.8 cm (40 1/16 x 35 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in oil at l.l.: A. Kampf 1908
  • inscription: l.l., oil paint, signed, in artist's hand: A. Kampf / 1908

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mr. Hugo Reisinger
Accession Year
1909
Object Number
BR09.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Peter Nisbet and Emilie Norris, Busch-Reisinger Museum: History and Holdings, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1991), p. 9, ill. (black and white)
  • Andreas Schroyen, "Arthur Kampf (1864-1950): Eine deutsche Künstlerkarriere zwischen Kaiserreich und Nationalsozialismus" (July 2022), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, p. 228, repr. on p. 97 as G1908/IV

Exhibition History

  • Before Expressionism: Art in Germany circa 1903, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/24/2003 - 02/15/2004

Verification Level

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