Lot 7502
Robert Schmidt-Hamburg (1885 - 1963) - The North Cape as seen upon arrival"
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1502 Lots
Description
Tempera on painting board; signed and titled "R. Schmidt-Hamburg - Nordkap" at the lower left. The foreground features a slightly choppy sea with whitecaps and seagulls. Behind it, the mighty North Cape rises against a blue sky with scattered clouds and a play of light. Framed in wood under glass and a mat. The back of the frame reproduces the inscription found on the painting board: "Nordkap wie man es bei der Ankunft sieht" (North Cape as seen upon arrival). Image dimensions approx. 33 x 47 cm; frame dimensions 52.5 x 64.5 cm.Robert Schmidt-Hamburg, a self-taught marine painter, served as a sailor on numerous voyages - including to Africa - for a total of 72 months between 1901 and 1914. Upon the outbreak of World War I, he volunteered for the Imperial Navy; however, due to his artistic talent, the Naval War Command assigned him to work as a marine painter and illustrator with a studio in Kiel. During the 1920s and 1930s, he created countless works documenting the development of passenger and merchant shipping, largely in collaboration with Norddeutscher Lloyd.Condition: I - II Questions about the lot?
