Lot 41
"Coastal landscape", Hermann Eschke (1823–1900, Berlin), second half 19th century
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1188 Lots
Description
Oil on canvas. Bears signature lower right „H. Eschke.". Circular violet stamp to the reverse of the canvas, largely illegible, „Wien" legible within it; printed paper label to the lower stretcher bar, „Hermann Eschke (Berlin 1823 – 1900)"; handwritten pencil inscriptions to the reverse of the frame, not securely legible. Coastal landscape; to the left a sailing boat at the shore, two figures beside it; to the right a vegetated headland with buildings, a brightly lit landscape zone to its left flank; birds above. Net-like age craquelure in the impasted light area of the headland, isolated in the remaining areas. One spot loss each at the right edge and the upper edge. Dark surface deposits throughout the sky. Isolated superficial scratches. Retouching visible under UV in the sky, along the edges and in the shore area. Frame with losses to the finish at the hollow and inner edge, red ground exposed; abrasion to edges and corners; opened mitre joint at the upper right corner. Image dimensions 15 × 24 cm, frame 24.2 × 33.2 cm. A pupil of Wilhelm Krause and Eugène Lepoittevin, Eschke was a royal professor and taught Louis Douzette and Carl Saltzmann.354479
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