Watercolor. Dated in the lower right. On wove paper. 16.6 x 19.4 cm. , the full sheet.
Mounted on delicate glassine. [MH].
- Detailed composition in Kobell's typical style. - Through his many studies of nature, Kobell developed an individual and realistic painting style. - In 1792, he became court painter to Elector Carl Theodor of Palatinate-Bavaria and, due to his success, was appointed professor of landscape painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in 1814. - Together with Johann Georg von Dillis and Johann Jakob Dorner, he is considered the founder of landscape and genre painting at the Munich School.
We are grateful to Dr. Claudia Valter for her kind expert advice.
LITERATURE: Karl & Faber, Munich, 62nd auction, Kunst 15.-20.Jahrhundert, November 15, 1957, lot 284 (illustrated).
