Phantasie aus der Alpenwelt. Adler, die auf einem Alpenhorn nisten

Details

Carl Gustav Carus (German, 1789-1869)
Phantasie aus der Alpenwelt. Adler, die auf einem Alpenhorn nisten
oil on canvas
20½ x 26¼ in. (52.1 x 66.7 cm.)
Painted in 1822

Provenance

Galerie Caspari, Munich, by 1925.

Literature

M. Prause, Verzeichnis der Gemälde von Carl Gustav Carus, Berlin, 1968, no. 132 (illustrated p. 118).
Ausstellungskatalog Dresden, 1822, no. 182.
Artistischen Notizenblatt, 1822, vol. xix, p. 76.

Special notice

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Sale room notice

This present work has been authenticated by Prof.Helmut Boersch-Supan.

Lot Essay

According to the Artistischen Notizenblatt (vol. xix, 1822), Carus concieved of this painting on a trip to the Alps, making sketches whilst staying at the Sennenhütte on St. Gotthard, Switzerland. A preparatory pencil study for this painting, probably made on this trip, titled Zwei Adler auf der Felsenspitze, is in the collection of the Kupferstichkabinett Dresden.

We are grateful to Prof. Dr. Helmut Börsch-Supan for his help in the preparation of this catalogue entry.

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