19th-Century Paintings of Greenhouses and Indoor Gardens Explored

An article on DailyArt Magazine surveys five 19th-century paintings depicting indoor gardens and greenhouses, highlighting the cultural fascination with houseplants in art. Works include Ludwig Sigmundt's ca. 1894 view of the Palmenhaus Schönbrunn in Vienna, showing a solitary woman amid flowering plants; Otto Eerelman's 1875 'In the Greenhouse,' featuring a woman in Victorian gown tending a birdcage; Ludger Larose's 1899 'Flower Composition with Figure' at Montreal's Logan Greenhouse, portraying a gardener among tropical plants; Eduard Gaertner's 1836 'The Family of Mr. Westphal in the Conservatory,' a rare interior scene of a Berlin merchant's family; and George Cochran Lambdin's ca. 1880 'Side of a Greenhouse,' a still life of potted flowers. The paintings are held in collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and private collections, and were sold through Christie's and Dorotheum.