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Item Ships From: Berlin
Male Nude V from the 29 Palms, CA series - Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Male Nude V (29 Palms, CA) - 1999,
20x20cm, Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory # 21971.
Not mounted
THE ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Berlin - Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
A little bird on a lettuce background.
Located in Zofingen, AG
An exotic bird is depicted on a 40×40 cm canvas, painted with acrylics. Its plumage shimmers with vibrant shades of green, blue, turquoise, and yellow, creating a sense of living ra...
Category
2010s Abstract Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ballerina pointe shoes
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this delicate composition, the ethereal elegance of ballet is conveyed through the image of pointe shoes against a soft pink background. Pointe shoes, symbols of grace and dedica...
Category
2010s Modern Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colored bird
Located in Zofingen, AG
A vivid, almost tropical-feeling bird is captured in a moment of quiet contemplation. Its plumage is a painterly symphony of warm ochres, golden yellows, turquoise, and deep blues. T...
Category
2010s Abstract Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
Male Nude VI from the 29 Palms, CA series - Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Male Nude VI (29 Palms, CA) - 1999,
20x20cm, Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory # 23700.
Not mounted.
...
Category
1990s Contemporary Berlin - Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper
French antique bronze sculpture by Eutrope Bouret
By Eutrope Bouret
Located in Berlin, DE
This is an outstanding bronze statue of Eutrope Bouret, signed on the base, by the very well-known French artist Eutrope Bouret (1833-1906).
French antique bronze sculpture by Eutro...
Category
19th Century Art Nouveau Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
Impressionist Autumn Landscape with Lake / - Diffuse Concretion -
Located in Berlin, DE
Wilhelm Feldmann (1859 Lüneburg - 1932 Lübeck), Impressionist autumn landscape with lake, around 1905. Pastel on cardboard, 46 cm x 31 cm (inside dimension), 52 cm x 37 cm (frame), s...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Berlin - Art
Materials
Gouache
Seifert, Victor Heinrich. 1870 Wien - 1953 Berlin “Young athlete with slingshot”
Located in Berlin, DE
Seifert, Victor Heinrich. 1870 Vienna - 1953 Berlin
"Young Athlete with Slingshot" "David"
Large bronze, dark patinated, signed: Prof. V.H. Seifert
Height: 71.5 cm, approx. 85 cm h...
Category
Early 20th Century Jugendstil Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of a Girl. What is Love?
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, a girl is portrayed deep in thought, contemplating the nature of love, creating an atmosphere of tenderness and gentle introspection. Her dreamy gaze reflects her i...
Category
2010s Modern Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Juggler / - Artistic naturalness -
Located in Berlin, DE
Claire Jeanne Robertine Colinet (1880 Brussels - 1950 Asnières-sur-Seine), Juggler, around 1920. Brownish patinated bronze with gilded balls on a round, multi-profiled stone base (10...
Category
1920s Art Deco Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
The Blacksmith of Solingen / - The Double-edged Sword -
Located in Berlin, DE
Wilhelm Albermann (1835 Werden an der Ruhr - 1913 Cologne), The Blacksmith of Solingen, after 1895. Bronze-color patinated zinc cast on plinth, 47 cm (height) x 20 cm (width) x 16 cm (depth), weight 5.5 kg. Signed “Albermann.” on the plinth and identified as a cast by “AKT.[TIEN] GES.[ELLSCHAFT] GLADENBECK BERLIN”. Dedication on the front: “Mr. Ing. F. Kuhlmann to the wedding. Management and officials of the Hannoversche Waggonfabrik. Aircraft construction department".
- The zinc showing through in spots, the patina somewhat stained, the right upper arm under the sleeve retouched in black.
- The Double-edged Sword -
The figure is a reduction of Wilhelm Albermann's 1895 fountain figure of the armourer of Solingen, who has always been identified with the historical blacksmith Peter Hahn. In 1839, Karl Simrock wrote the poem “The Blacksmith of Solingen" and thus coined the legendary figure. The first and penultimate verses read:
A blacksmith spoke to Solingen
With every bayonet,
That came to his diligence:
"Oh, that Fritz had it!"
The war took its course,
Many battles were fought,
Which often made him fearful and anxious
In his soul.
The blacksmith had given up his trade to fight for Frederick the Great. Not least because of his strength and will to fight, the battles were won. With his fountain sculpture, Albermann has given the legendary blacksmith a figurative form and at the same time created a landmark for the city of Solingen, which was once famous for the art of sword forging and today still stands for the production of high-quality knives. During the bombing raid in November 1944, the fountain was destroyed along with the entire old town of Solingen. Only the head remained.
The broad-shouldered blacksmith stands securely behind his anvil, his leather apron tied around him, and has just finished a sword blade with his own "weapon" - the blacksmith's hammer. His entire body shows the strength with which he wields the hammer, but also the strain of this activity, as evidenced by the wide open shirt, the somewhat 'untidy' apron, and especially the furrowed face.
However, the blacksmith does not look at the finished work, but resolutely and at the same time thoughtfully into the distance, in line with the quoted verse from Simrock's poem that the battles "often made him fearful and anxious in his soul". There is certainly something melancholy in his gaze, fed by the knowledge of the necessity of forging swords and taking up arms and their deadly use - experiences Albermann had to make during his own war missions. The flowing full beard gives his gaze into the distance an almost prophetic character.
In keeping with the craft of the perfectly formed art of blacksmithing, the detailed casting reproduces the respective materials depicted in perfect form: the leather apron convincingly conveys the impression of leather and lies - also in the back view - like a second formed layer over the body, while the shirt and trousers illustrate their own textile qualities.
Due to its masterful execution and profound content, the “Blacksmith of Solingen”, which has survived in its cast reproductions, remains Albermann's most famous work to this day.
About the artist
The son of a carpenter, Wilhelm Albermann began an apprenticeship as a joiner, but then followed his artistic calling and trained as a sculptor in Elberfeld. In 1855, at the age of twenty, he was drafted into the army in Berlin, where he served until 1857. Albermann attended the Berlin Art Academy on the side and began regular studies after his service. While still a student, he completed commissioned works for his teachers August Fischer and Hugo Hagen. His first independent commissions followed, enabling him to establish a flourishing sculpture studio in Cologne in 1865. His artistic activities were repeatedly interrupted by military service, and he took part in the German-Danish War in 1864, the war against Austria in 1866, and the Franco-Prussian War in 1870/71. After his last war service, Albermann, already a respected artist, founded a commercial drawing school at the request of the city government, where he taught the modeling class and served as director until 1896. In 1890 he also worked for the "Society for the Promotion of Sculpture in the Rhineland and Westphalia".
Albermann was one of the most prolific sculptors in Cologne in the second half of the 19th century. He created numerous monuments, fountains, tomb sculptures, architectural ornaments, and domestic statues. At its peak, his workshop employed up to thirty sculptors and stonemasons at a time.
GERMAN VERSION
Wilhelm Albermann (1835 Werden an der Ruhr - 1913 Köln), Der Schmied von Solingen, nach 1895. Bronzefarben patinierter Zinkguss auf gegossener Plinthe, 47 cm (Höhe) x 20 cm (Breite) x 16 cm (Tiefe), Gewicht 5,5 kg. Auf der Plinthe mit „Albermann.“ signiert und als Guss der „AKT.[TIEN] GES.[ELLSCHAFT] GLADENBECK BERLIN“ ausgewiesen. Schauseitige Widmung: „Herrn Ing. F. Kuhlmann zur Vermählung. Direktion und Beamte der Hannoverschen Waggonfabrik. Abt. Flugzeugbau“.
- Punktuelles Durchscheinen des Zinks, Patina etwas fleckig, der rechte Oberarm unter dem Ärmel schwarz retuschiert.
- Die Zweischneidigkeit des Schwertes -
Die Figur ist eine Reduktion von Wilhelm Albermanns 1895 geschaffener Brunnenfigur des Waffenschmieds von Solingen, der seit jeher mit dem historischen Schmied Peter Hahn identifiziert wurde. 1839 hatte Karl Simrock das Gedicht „Der Schmied von Solingen“ verfasst und damit die legendäre Figur geprägt. Die erste und die vorletzte Strophe lauten:
Zu Solingen sprach ein Schmied
Bei jedem Bajonette,
Das seinem Fleiß geriet:
»Ach, daß der Fritz es hätte!«
Der Krieg ging seinen Gang,
Man schlug noch viele Schlachten,
Die oft ihm angst und bang'
In seiner Seele machten.
Der Schmied hatte sein Handwerk ruhen lassen, um selbst für Friedrich den Großen zu kämpfen. Nicht zuletzt durch seine Kraft und seinen Kampfeswillen verliefen die Schlachten siegreich. Dem legendären Schmied verlieht Albermann mit seiner Brunnenskulptur eine bildliche Gestalt und schuf damit zugleich ein Wahrzeichen der Stadt Solingen, die einst für die Kunst des Schwerterschmiedens berühmt war und bis heute für die Herstellung qualitätvoller Messer einsteht. Beim Bombenangriff im November 1944 wurde mit der gesamten Solinger Altstadt auch der Brunnen zerstört. Einzig der Kopf blieb erhalten.
Mit sicherem Stand und umgebundener Lederschürze steht der breitschultrige Schmied hinter seinem Amboss und hat gerade mit seiner eigenen ‚Waffe‘ – dem Schmiedehammer – eine Schwertklinge fertiggestellt. Seinem gesamten Körper ist die Kraft abzulesen, mit der er den Hammer führt, aber auch die Anstrengung dieser Tätigkeit, wovon das weit geöffnete Hemd, die etwas ‚unordentlich‘ arrangierte Schürze und vor allem das zerfurchte Gesicht zeugen.
Der Schmied schaut aber nicht auf das vollendete Werk, sondern entschlossen und zugleich sinnierend in die Ferne, entsprechend der zitierten Zeile von Simrocks Gedicht, dass die Schlachten „oft ihm angst und bang‘ in seiner Seele machten“. Der Blick hat durchaus etwas Melancholisches, dass sich aus dem Wissen um die Notwendigkeit, Schwerter zu schmieden und zu den Waffen zu greifen und deren tödlichem Einsatz speist – Erfahrungen, die Albermann bei seinen eigenen Kriegseinsätze machen musste. Der wallende Vollbart verleiht dem in die Ferne schauenden Blick einen beinahe prophetischen Charakter.
Dem Handwerk der formvollendenden Schmiedekunst entsprechend, gibt der detaillierte Guss die jeweils dargestellten Materialien in vollendeter Ausformung wieder: Die Lederschürze vermittelt überzeugend den Eindruck des Leders und liegt – auch in der Rückenansicht – wie eine zweite ausgeformte Schicht über dem Körper, während das Hemd und die Hose...
Category
1890s Realist Berlin - Art
Materials
Metal
$1,324 Sale Price
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Javelin thrower / - Roman present -
By Franz Iffland
Located in Berlin, DE
Franz Iffland (1862 Tempelhof - 1935 Berlin), Javelin thrower, after 1910. Olive-black patinated bronze with cast plinth mounted on a white-veined black marble base (7 cm high). Tota...
Category
1910s Art Deco Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
$2,364 Sale Price
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Bright bird
Located in Zofingen, AG
This vibrant and expressive painting, part of a series dedicated to exotic birds, draws the eye with its rich palette — warm yellows and oranges blend harmoniously with deep blues an...
Category
2010s Impressionist Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of a Woman "She Knows"
Located in Zofingen, AG
A portrait of a woman who holds your gaze with quiet intensity. Her eyes suggest a secret knowledge, something unspoken yet deeply felt. Through bold color contrasts, abstract forms,...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique bronze nude gladiator/ swordsman - Signed "Rudolf Marcuse" + "Gladenbeck
By Rudolf Marcuse
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique bronze nude gladiator/ swordsman - Signed "Rudolf Marcuse" + "Gladenbeck Berlin"
Dimensions:
Sculpture: 16.5 cm high
Base: 6.5 cm high
To...
Category
Early 20th Century Jugendstil Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
I‘ve got the Power
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting radiates raw visual energy, blending feminine power, sensuality, and untamed wildness. The naked figure of a woman riding a black panther is a metaphor for mastering on...
Category
2010s Modern Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pink bird on a lilac canvas.
Located in Zofingen, AG
A graceful bird is depicted on a 40×40 cm canvas, painted with acrylics. This is a female Northern Cardinal, her plumage rendered in rich, artistically reimagined shades of pink, pur...
Category
2010s Abstract Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Prof. Ernst Seger deutsche Art-Déco-Skulptur aus Bronze
By Ernst Seger
Located in Berlin, DE
PROF. ERNST SEGER
1868 Neurode - 1939 Berlin
STANDING SEAMSTRESS
Very rare bronze with exceptional figure representation.
Bronze, dark patinated, on a square marble base (H. 3 cm)....
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
Lying Boy / - Fragile childlikeness -
Located in Berlin, DE
Alfred Fuchs (1925 Saarbrücken - 2003 Prague), Lying Boy. Charcoal drawing on strong paper, 30 x 41.5 cm, signed A.[lfred] Fuchs and dated [19]96.
- smal...
Category
1990s Realist Berlin - Art
Materials
Charcoal
$519 Sale Price
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Colorful butterfly
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is created on canvas using acrylic paints and depicts a lively and vibrant composition with numerous colorful butterflies filling the entire space, as if they are flutt...
Category
2010s Impressionist Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The sea is near me
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "The Sea is near me" captures a fleeting moment of silence and freedom, when the sea seems to dissolve into the air around you. Gentle vibrations of color evoke the feel...
Category
2010s Modern Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Leave me alone
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Leave Me Alone" is a manifesto of inner freedom and the beauty of personal emotions. Painted in vivid, lively colors, the work captures the richness of feelings that arise when one ...
Category
2010s Modern Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
SOUND AND VISION – You called me mellow yellow by Doris Marten - Installation
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
SOUND AND VISION – You called me mellow yellow is a unique oil on vinyl installation by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 135 × 135 cm (53.1 × 53.1 in). Every p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Berlin - Art
Materials
Oil
Day dream II
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Day Dream" is a world where fantasies and dreams shape reality. Within a flow of soft lines and translucent ornaments, a space of solitude emerges — a place where one can simply be....
Category
2010s Modern Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Fuchsia flower
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures one of nature’s most elegant flowers — the fuchsia — rendered in rich, vibrant shades of purple, magenta, and crimson. The voluminous petals seem to glow again...
Category
2010s Impressionist Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Eternal spring in the garden of my soul
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Eternal Spring in the Garden of My Soul" is an ode to inner renewal and endless life energy. The painting features geraniums — a symbol of resilience and beauty — set against a shim...
Category
2010s Modern Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Eugene Marioton - Bronze Statue
By Eugene Marioton
Located in Berlin, DE
Eugène Marioton
französisch, 1854 - 1933
Muscular Nude Male Bronze Eugene Marioton - Bronze Statue, um 1900
A handsome and very fit partially draped young nude male with rippling mu...
Category
19th Century Jugendstil Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
Crusader with shield and mace / - Ready to strike -
Located in Berlin, DE
Josef Moest (1873 Cologne - 1914 Rath), Crusader with shield and mace, around 1910. Bronze on a black marble pedestal (19 cm high). 57.5 cm (total height) x 21 cm (width) x 12 cm (de...
Category
1910s Realist Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
Pilgrim No. 37 by Doris Marten - Oil on vinyl, music, orange, abstract, hypnotic
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Pilgrim No. 37 is a unique oil on vinyl painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and com...
Category
2010s Contemporary Berlin - Art
Materials
Oil
Yellow Bird
Located in Zofingen, AG
A bright, exotic bird is depicted on a 40×40 cm square canvas, painted with acrylics. Its plumage captivates the viewer with vivid shades of yellow, black, and burgundy. The most str...
Category
2010s Abstract Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Budgie edition No. 30 by Doris Marten - Oil on vinyl, music, yellow, vivid, line
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Budgie Edition No. 30 is a unique oil on vinyl painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Berlin - Art
Materials
Oil
Bust of a young woman / - The Opulence of Beauty -
Located in Berlin, DE
Anton Nelson (i.e. Antoine Joseph van den Kerckhoven) (1849 Brussels - after 1910 ibid.), Bust of a young woman, c. 1890. Patinated bronze on cast base, 30 cm (total height) x 20 cm ...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
Colored bird on a dark green background.
Located in Zofingen, AG
This vibrant and expressive painting features a small exotic bird perched on a moss-covered branch. Its plumage delights the eye with a rich palette: bold red accents blend harmoniou...
Category
2010s Abstract Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
Summer Forest Landscape, 1915 / - The Forest Walk -
Located in Berlin, DE
Stanislas Warnie (1879-1958), Summer Forest Landscape, 1915. Watercolor, 31.5 cm x 45 cm (passepartout), 50.5 cm x 63.5 cm (frame), signed "S. Warnie" at lower left and dated "1915"....
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Berlin - Art
Materials
Watercolor
$614 Sale Price
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Französische Bronze Emile Louis Picault „Charity-Bien Faisance“
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze Emile Louis Picault
"Charity-Bien Faisance," a French bronze figure by Emile Louis Picault.
50 cm
Bronze signed Emile Louis Picault. With cast stamp.
Wonderful work with a ...
Category
1890s Jugendstil Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
Carl Bertold, Nordic Fjord Mountain Landscape in Sunlight, oil on canvas
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Bertold, Nordic Fjord Landscape in Sunlight, oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame 81 x 120 cm
Dimensions with frame 94.5 x 134.5 cm
Category
Late 19th Century Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,740 Sale Price
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Around the World No. 22E by Doris Marten - Oil on vinyl, music, circle, lines
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Around the World No. 22E is a unique oil on vinyl painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unfram...
Category
2010s Contemporary Berlin - Art
Materials
Oil
Bust of a young woman / - Beauty of youth -
Located in Berlin, DE
Anonymous, Bust of a young woman, c. 1900, artificial marble and gray onyx marble. 37 cm (height) x 37 cm (width) x 22 cm (depth), weight 17.2 kg. Signed “GURRINI” on the reverse.
-...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Berlin - Art
Materials
Marble
$897 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of a young boy, impressionist painting.
Located in Berlin, DE
Portrait of a young boy, impressionist painting.
Dimensions WITHOUT frame in cm 32 x 42
Category
20th Century Impressionist Berlin - Art
Materials
Pastel, Oil, Board
$898 Sale Price
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The Victorious David / - The melancholy of the radiant hero -
Located in Berlin, DE
Henri Honoré Plé (1853 Paris - 1922 Paris), The Victorious David, around 1890. Red-brown and brown patinated bronze with terrain plinth mounted on a round base. 62 cm (total height) ...
Category
1890s Realist Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
$3,968 Sale Price
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Assemblage No.03 by Doris Marten - Abstract painting on vinyl, vivid pink, tondo
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Assemblage No.03 is an abstract piece by contemporary German artist Doris Marten, part of her Sound and Vision series.
Oil on vinyl mounted on Alu-Dibond, diameter: 60 cm (23.6 in). ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Berlin - Art
Materials
Oil
Horse "Grace and Power"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting embodies the dynamics and natural grace of a horse, symbolizing the strength, freedom and pristine beauty of the animal world. The animal's gaze attracts attention - it...
Category
2010s Modern Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue butterfly on a yellow flower
Located in Zofingen, AG
This vibrant painting features a dynamic combination of colors and textures, creating a striking visual contrast. The central focus appears to be a large, stylized yellow flower with...
Category
2010s Pop Art Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stencil
Antique Flemish Baroque painting, 17th Century Portrait "Medici" Oil on canvas.
By Justus Sustermans
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Flemish Baroque painting, 17th century, portrait, Medici. Oil on canvas.
The painting is probably attributed to the Flemish painter Justus Sustermns.
Pictured is most likel...
Category
17th Century Baroque Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fleeting beauty
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures the fleeting beauty of tulips. The delicate flowers, embraced by the young woman, symbolize the transient nature of life’s most exquisite moments. Their soft p...
Category
2010s Modern Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bird on green background
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures the viewer's attention at first glance: a refined bird with a striking crest is depicted with a deep appreciation for detail and a delicate sense of color. The...
Category
2010s Abstract Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Male Nude / - The Drama of the Nude -
Located in Berlin, DE
Johann Heinrich Meil (1730 Gotha - 1820 Berlin), Male Nude, 1807. White heightened, occasionally wiped charcoal drawing on brownish paper, 51 cm x 39.5 cm, signed “J.[ohann] H.[einri...
Category
Early 19th Century Rococo Berlin - Art
Materials
Paper
Autumn Landscape in Sunlight - Indian Summer -
Located in Berlin, DE
Frederick Vezin (1859 Torresdale Philadelphia - 1933 Düsseldorf), Autumn Landscape in the Sunlight, oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard, 32 x 41 cm (inside measurement), 44 x 51 cm (frame), signed and dates lower right "F. Vezin. [19]05".
- Cardboard slightly curved, small inconspicuous retouch at the centre of the upper edge of the picture.
About the artwork
Although the painting appears to be a sketch, Frederick Vezin considered it to be a finished work of art, as evidenced by his signature on the lower right. And it is precisely this sketchy quality that leads to an understanding of the painting, which was certainly created in the landscape itself: the natural phenomena were to be depicted artistically at the moment of their observation. This is not done by meticulously sketching nature, but - and here Vezin follows the teaching of French Impressionism - by illustrating nature in its visual fullness. The artist's eye is, as it were, immersed in the visuality of nature, which is made visible by his hand. The painting is therefore not a reflection of the landscape, but its artistic intensification.
This intensification also includes the fact that the foreground of the painting - corresponding to the field of vision - eludes a detail-oriented close-up view. Instead, the spatula-like application of paint, the vertical structure of which corresponds to the structure of the floral growth, has the effect of making nature tangible in its colourful substance.
At the same time, the foreground, which remains indeterminate in its concrete objectivity, creates an atmospheric space that connects with the actual protagonist of the picture, the group of trees, which flares up in shades of red and brown. Here, too, the leaves are more speckled than clearly outlined. It is precisely this 'sketchiness' that opens up a visual experience that makes the landscape accessible in its visual fullness, thus revealing its essence.
In addition to this abundance, the landscape is presented as a structure of order in that the composition of the picture makes the composition of the landscape visible. For example, the group of trees forms a distinct dark green shadow, which is repeated in the shadows cast by the trees behind it. A patterned diagonal axis is created in the picture, which is composed in this way by the landscape itself.
Strictly speaking, this is a cultivated landscape: a fence at the bottom and a low stone wall at the top, running from left to right, are two elements that also have a strong compositional effect. And on the top of the hill, a stone house is embedded in the landscape as the brightest surface in the picture. Nature and culture here form a harmonious synthesis, giving the painting an Arcadian touch.
In order to give the landscape as much space as possible, the horizon line is raised, but the design of the sky is also crucial. The clouds, combined with the shapes of the trees, create a bright blue sky. To the European eye, such a sky is reminiscent of a summer landscape. Accordingly, within the seasonal cycle, the blue sky is reserved for summer, and French Impressionism is also primarily an ode to summer. In Vezin's painting, however, the brilliant blue sky stands above an autumnal landscape, some of the trees even defoliated. It can therefore be assumed that the painting was made not in Europe but in the United States, and that it illustrates the proverbial Indian summer, making Frederick Vezin a pioneer of American landscape painting.
About the artist
Frederick Vezin was the son of a French immigrant to the United States and a German-born mother. This predestined him to promote artistic exchange between the old and new worlds. Having spent part of his schooling in Germany, in 1876, at the age of 20, he enrolled at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art, where he studied with Peter Janssen the Elder, Eduard von Gebhardt and Wilhelm Sohn, among others. He graduated in 1883, settled in Munich and returned to Düsseldorf in 1895, where he lived until his death in 1933.
A native of the United States, he travelled to the country frequently and became a popular portrait and society painter. His artistic talent, however, was most evident in his landscape paintings. Trained in French Impressionism, he developed a virtuoso use of colour and a free brushwork that remained tied to the landscape motif, opening up the landscape itself in a new way. Frederick Vezin turned his attention primarily to the landscape of his homeland, becoming a pioneer of modern American landscape...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Berlin - Art
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
$2,078 Sale Price
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I Had a Dream The Meeting of the Moon and the Sun
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting depicts a young woman immersed in sleep. Her peaceful face reflects tranquility and serenity. In the background, an ornamental representation of the sun can be seen, sym...
Category
2010s Art Deco Berlin - Art
Materials
Gold
Antique maritime oil painting, "Sailors in the backlight" by W. L. Range
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique maritime oil painting, "Sailors in the backlight" by W. L. Range
This captivating oil painting by W. L. Range is a loving tribu...
Category
20th Century Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reading Woman / - The golden glow of imagination -
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Berlin, DE
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824 Anizy-le-Château - 1887 Sèvres), Reading Woman, around 1880. Polished bronze mounted on a cast base. 33 cm (total height) x 9 cm (length) x 9 cm ...
Category
1880s Realist Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
$2,269 Sale Price
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Red Hot Chili Peppers No. 48 by Doris Marten - Oil on vinyl, music, vivid, black
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Red Hot Chili Peppers No. 48 is a unique oil on vinyl painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in).
The artwork is signed, sold un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Berlin - Art
Materials
Oil
Patterns, Original Contemporary Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Patterns
150.0 x 100.0 x 1.0, 1.0 lbs
Acrylic
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Patterns (2010) The collection reveals patterns that we select and follow, either consciously or subconsciously, in our life. patterns which may affect significant aspects of our life."
About the Artist:
"Leila Rezvani...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Berlin - Art
Materials
Acrylic
Stuck In A Loop (Again), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Sheets of colour, folding over each other. Cyan turquoise with purple, covered by lime yellow. This is part of the artist’s ongoing practice, where he intuitively paints for a few...
Category
2010s Abstract Berlin - Art
Materials
Acrylic
Antique, decorative oil painting, 18th century. Christian scene.
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique, decorative oil painting, 18th century. Christian scene.
Canvas relined. With a beautiful wooden frame.
Dimensions without frame.
Category
18th Century Old Masters Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rudolf KAESBACH (1873-1955) Bronze Jugendstil
By Rudolf Kaesbach
Located in Berlin, DE
Rudolf KAESBACH (1873-1955), "Snake Charmer"
Inscribed 'R. Kaesbach' on the plinth and with the foundry mark, height with base: approx. 30.2 cm
Founding mark RM
Rosenthal & Maeder ...
Category
Early 20th Century Berlin - Art
Materials
Bronze
Spring, abstract.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The picture is made on canvas, in three-dimensional style. I used light green acrylic, in different shades, which symbolizes the birth of a new life. I also added a golden color as a...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$519 Sale Price
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Landscape Oil Painting, Harvest Field with Windmill and Mountains.
Located in Berlin, DE
Landscape painting, harvest field with windmill and mountains.
Dimensions without frame.
Frame damaged.
Free shipping only without frame.
Category
20th Century Berlin - Art
Materials
Plywood, Oil
$2,362 Sale Price
20% Off
Oval Still Life, with Fruits and Lobster. Oil Painting by Herzberg-Schönwald.
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique, oval still life, with fruits and lobster. Oil painting.
Signed lower right.
Dimensions are without frame.
The painting and the frame have m...
Category
20th Century Berlin - Art
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
Georg Koch 1857-1936, "At the horse market" Oil on canvas circa 1900
By Georg Koch
Located in Berlin, DE
Large, enticing and very decorative painting.
Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. G. Koch. (Georg Koch)
Motive of a lively horse market.
Beautiful paintin...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Berlin - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil