Antique Landscape Painting of Naples by George Fischhof

About the Item

"NO. 829 DER NEAPLE" - LANDSCAPE BY GEORGE FISCHHOF (AUSTRIAN, 1849-1914) Executed in oil on canvas, signed "A.L. Terni" lower right (known pseudonym of George Fischhof) Stretchers and frame titled verso "No. 829" and "No. 829 Der Neaple" Item # 011GSR19Q An extraordinary landscape view of Naples, identified as such on the stretchers with a title of "No. 829 Der Neaple", this intricate scene is executed in the most bright and vibrant of palettes. Brilliant blues and luscious greens dance across this quaint Italianate landscape, the wild arid landscape domesticated by a worn path flanked with walls of stone gathered from the nearby fields before a small cafe. Stone Pines and three Italian Cypress trees tower over the few locals wandering the road; a couple chats at a table in the "Osteria", hidden from the heat of the sun with a slight canopy. The atmosphere over the Mediterranean waters obscures the mountains and cities in the distance, blurring the sky, water and landscape together at the horizon. The work is signed in George Fischoff's(1849-1914) pseudonym, A.L. Terni, a tidy script in red ink lower right. The painting remains hung in what is almost certainly the first frame, the frame itself inscribed in graphite "No. 829" in the same scrawling script that notates the location of the painting on the stretchers. The frame itself is a wonderful and valuable work of art, a brilliantly gilded structure crafted predominantly out of European pine with fluted columns on either side raising bold acanthus capitals. It is such a rich and wonderful "escapism" piece, a window across the ocean to a moment in the distant past. Measurements: 15 1/8" H x 30 1/8" W [canvas]; 26" H x 41" W x 2 3/4" D [frame] Condition report: Professionally cleaned, conserved and re-varnished; stable all-over craquelure, particularly to the blues of the sky; not relined; under UV examination: small spot of inpainting above beige house with red tile roof; trio of inpainted spots upper right corner and another spot of inpainting in extreme upper right corner; spot of inpaint to rightmost cypress tree; some overpaint to extreme upper left corner. About silla antiques & art Established in 2009, we have available in our 9000 square foot brick-and-mortar gallery an ever-changing selection of carefully curated and catalogued furniture, decorative arts, paintings, sculpture and estate jewelry. Our company has long specialized in sculpture circa 1860 through 1930 and as such the gallery always has a very large collection of exceptional European and American sculpture available on display. The gallery is located at 117 W Burd Street in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and is open by appointment only. We welcome your visit and would love to meet with you at the shop. For clients located outside of the area, we are always available to discuss items by video conferencing or by phone.

Dimensions:

Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 41 in (104.14 cm)Depth: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Canvas,Paint,Pine

Place of Origin:

Austria

Period:

20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

Unknown

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. See condition notes in description text.