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Carl Rottmann
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Carl Rottmann
- A view of Aulis in Boeotia
- oil on canvas
- 61 by 83.5 cm.; 22 by 33 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Frankfurt;
Georg Schäfer (1896 - 1975), Schweinfurt;
His sale, Munich, Neumeister Kunstauktionen, 24 February 2005, lot 77;
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner.
Georg Schäfer (1896 - 1975), Schweinfurt;
His sale, Munich, Neumeister Kunstauktionen, 24 February 2005, lot 77;
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited
Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Klassizismus und Romantik in Deutschland, 1966, no. 143;
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Im Licht von Claude Lorrain: Landschaftsmalerei aus drei Jahrhunderten, 12 March - 29 May 1983, no. 187.
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Im Licht von Claude Lorrain: Landschaftsmalerei aus drei Jahrhunderten, 12 March - 29 May 1983, no. 187.
Literature
H. Decker, Carl Rottmann, Berlin 1957, p. 83, no. 512, reproduced fig. 234;
Klassizismus und Romantik in Deutschland, exhibition catalogue, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg 1966, p. 90, cat. no. 143;
E. Bierhaus-Rödiger, Carl Rottmann, Monographie und kritischer Werkkatalog, Munich 1978, p. 408, reproduced fig. 669;
Im Licht von Claude Lorrain: Landschaftsmalerei aus drei Jahrhunderten, exhibition catalogue, Haus der Kunst, Munich 1983, p. 268, reproduced cat. no. 187.
Klassizismus und Romantik in Deutschland, exhibition catalogue, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg 1966, p. 90, cat. no. 143;
E. Bierhaus-Rödiger, Carl Rottmann, Monographie und kritischer Werkkatalog, Munich 1978, p. 408, reproduced fig. 669;
Im Licht von Claude Lorrain: Landschaftsmalerei aus drei Jahrhunderten, exhibition catalogue, Haus der Kunst, Munich 1983, p. 268, reproduced cat. no. 187.
Condition
The canvas has been lined. The work is in very good condition and there is no visible sign of retouching under ultra-violet light. The work is ready to hang.
Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Upon Rottmann’s return from Italy in 1827, King Ludwig I of Bavaria commissioned the artist to paint a cycle of wall paintings of Italian landscapes for the arcade of Munich's Hofgarten. The cycle proved to be a statement of the King’s taste in art and of his passion for Italian Renaissance and Classicism, requiring Rottmann to travel back to Italy to make further preparatory sketches.
A View of Aulis in Boeotia belongs to the second major cycle commissioned from Rottmann by Ludwig, this time views of Greece, following the accession of his son King Otto to the Greek throne in 1834–5. Rottmann’s journey thus focussed on Athens, the Peloponnese and the islands. Once again, the artist opted for landscapes with views of ancient ruins. Set on the north shore of the Gulf of Corinth, Boeotia had been a key strategic region of Ancient Greece, with flourishing trade and military power centred on the main city of Thebes. Aulis was best known as the gathering point of the Achaean fleet before it sailed to Troy.
Originally projected to include 38 wall paintings, in the end the cycle comprised 23 works, housed in a dedicated room in the Neue Pinakothek in Munich. This second cycle occupied Rottmann for the rest of his life, from 1838 to 1850.
A View of Aulis in Boeotia belongs to the second major cycle commissioned from Rottmann by Ludwig, this time views of Greece, following the accession of his son King Otto to the Greek throne in 1834–5. Rottmann’s journey thus focussed on Athens, the Peloponnese and the islands. Once again, the artist opted for landscapes with views of ancient ruins. Set on the north shore of the Gulf of Corinth, Boeotia had been a key strategic region of Ancient Greece, with flourishing trade and military power centred on the main city of Thebes. Aulis was best known as the gathering point of the Achaean fleet before it sailed to Troy.
Originally projected to include 38 wall paintings, in the end the cycle comprised 23 works, housed in a dedicated room in the Neue Pinakothek in Munich. This second cycle occupied Rottmann for the rest of his life, from 1838 to 1850.