In the Artist’s Living Room: Carl Sigismund Walther
Born in Dresden, Carl Sigismund Walther (1783–1866) arrived in Estonia in 1809. He evolved into the most significant painter of the Baltic Biedermeier era in Tallinn. Walther taught drawing at the Tallinn Cathedral School, actively took part in the city’s social and club life, and was prolific in various genres: he painted portraits, genre pictures and altar pieces for a number of churches across Estonia. As befits Biedermeier, Walther’s portraits and genre paintings are reminiscent of religious art: small and quiet domestic moments filled with benevolence, compassion, faith and hope.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a thorough research book on the artist Carl Sigismund Walther and his time in Tallinn.
Curators: Triin Kröönström and Kadi Polli
Coordinator: Tiiu Saadoja