Oswald Achenbach Düsseldorf 1827 - 1905

Acquis par la propriétaire actuelle dans les années 1960.

Original canvas. Very thick vernis so it is difficult to see whether they are repaints under the UV light. The signature doesn't appaear under the UV light however it looks like it has been strenghtened over a hardly legible Osw- Adenbach signature. There seems to be some old repaints but they are hardly visible under the UV light. A very few small lacks scattered on the surface. The painting itself is slightly darker than on the illustration.
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Frère d'Andreas Achenbach, Oswald fit plusieurs voyages en Italie, surtout à Naples, avant de s'établir définitivement à Düsseldorf. Il a beaucoup représenté Naples et ses environs, au soleil couchant ou au clair de lune, dans des tableaux toujours animés d'une foule pittoresque