Doerell, Ernst Gustav Ansicht von Pilsen. 1875.... Lot n° 1488

Landscapes - Czech Republic Doerell, Ernst Gustav View of Pilsen. 1875. oil on wood panel. 16 x 23 cm. Signed and dated. Handwritten inscription verso by the artist's son E. Doerell "As the son of the artist E. Doerell I confirm the authenticity of these paintings. 1/ 38. E. Doerell". Framed in a gold-colored stucco frame. - The edges partially with slight surface abrasions due to framing, slightly bumped in places. Surface slightly yellowed due to age. No retouching visible under UV. Overall very good. Finely painted and lovingly decorated miniature view of the city of Pilsen. Provenance: Private property Berlin. Doerell was a German-Bohemian landscape painter and representative of Romanticism. He had to abandon his painting studies at the Prague Academy of Arts due to a lack of money. During his years of study, however, Doerell had been able to consolidate his talent and build up a reputation, so that he became a successful independent painter despite dropping out. He settled in the town of Aussig. The subject of his work was always his neighborhood and the surroundings of the Bohemian low mountain range. He was a master at combining views of nature with staffage figures. He also depicted the industries of lignite mining and the railroad, which increasingly changed the landscape's reputation, so that Doerell's views can also be seen as vedute showing the advancing industrialization. The present work is from the artist's late period. Doerell shows an idyllic view of the city of Pilsen, resting in itself and embedded in the Bohemian low mountain range against a wide horizon. The railroad passes in front of the city. A lone walker in the lower center of the picture catches sight of the scenario and takes our position as an observer. Oil on wood panel. Signed and dated. Hand inscribed on the verso by the artist's son. Framed in a gold-colored stucco frame. - Some slight surface rubbing on edges due to framing, slightly isolated bumped. Surface slightly yellowed due to age. No visible retouching under UV light. Very good overall. Finely painted and lovingly decorated miniature view of the city of Pilsen. - Doerell was a German-Bohemian landscape painter and representative of Romanticism. The subject of his works was always his neighbourhood of the town of Aussig and the surroundings of the Bohemian low mountain range. Doerell was a master at combining views of nature with staffage figures. He also depicted the industries of lignite mining and the railway which increasingly changed the landscape's appearance, so that Doerell's landscape views can also be seen as vedutes showing the progress of industrialization. The present work is from the artist's late period. - Provenance: Berlin private collection.