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Carl Blechen
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Carl Blechen
- Italian Landscape
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 16.5 by 14.5cm., 6½ by 5¾in.
Provenance
European private collection
Exhibited
Probably, Berlin, Nationalgalerie, Jahrhundertausstellung, 1906 (label on verso)
Condition
Oil on canvas laid on board. There is one very small spot of paint loss in the far lower right corner. Ultra-violet light reveals small scattered spots of cosmetic retouching notably in the sky and in the upper right corner. Overall, this work is in good condition and ready to hang.
Presented in a 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
Set against a dramatic sky, the silhouette of a castle and keep form the central motif of this fantastical landscape. The wholly imagined, spontaneously painted scene is striking in its delicate palette yet dynamic placement of fleeting clouds, jagged cliffs and giant boulder straddling a torrent. It is a fine example of the artist’s early ingenuity revealed in his works before he dedicated himself fully to his art and joined the Berlin Academy in 1822.
Inscriptions on the reverse suggest Blechen painted this landscape for a friend, and that it was probably one of the 43 works by the artist shown at the 1906 Berlin Jahrhundert-Ausstellung of German painting. At that time interest in the work of Blechen and his fellow German Romantic painters, notably Caspar David Friedrich, was enjoying a revival.