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JOHANNN GEORG WAGNER
(1744 Meissen 1767)
Idealized mountain landscape with farmers
returning home under a gathering storm
Gouache on woven paper with watermark (Strassburg Lily)
171 x 275 leaf
159 x 258 motif
Borderline in brown ink bears the monogram »W« at the bottom right.
Additional monogram with date»1763« in brown ink is located under
the border line at the bottom right.
Wagner’s landscapes in gouache were highly fashionable first in
Paris and then had a strong influence on the art of landscape
painting all over Europe.
Well preserved.
Literature on Wagner:
Catalogue: »Mit freier Hand – Deutsche Zeichnungen vom Barock bis
zur Romantik aus dem Städelschen Kunstinstitut«, edited by Mareike
Hennig, Frankfurt on The Main 2003, pages 75 - 79; images 24 a) –c)
S. 76, 77, 79. |
