Lot no. 2246
Eugen von Guérard
Italienische Landschaft
Öl auf Leinwand (doubliert). 46,5 x 62,5 cm.
Signiert unten links: Eug: v Guérard.
Provenienz
Seit drei Generationen in deutschem Familienbesitz.
Nach einem Aufenthalt 1826-1836 in Italien in Rom, auf Sizilien und in Neapel und ersten malerischen Arbeiten studierte Eugen von Guérard 1838-1845 bei Johann Wilhelm Schirmer an der Düsseldorfer Kunstakademie. 1852 reiste er jedoch nach Australien und ließ sich in Melbourne nieder, wo er 1856 die Gründung der "School for Instruction in Drawing and Design" anregte. 1870 wurde er Kurator der National Gallery of Victoria und der zugehörigen Kunstschule, wo er die Unterrichtsmethoden der Düsseldorfer Kunstakademie einführte. 1881 kehrte er nach Düsseldorf zurück.
In seiner Düsseldorfer Studienzeit malte Eugen von Guérard Landschaftsdarstellungen aus der näheren Umgebung sowie, nach früheren Skizzen, Motive aus Italien; zu Letzteren ist auch unsere Landschaft zu zählen. Berühmt ist er jedoch bis heute für seine äußerst realistischen Darstellungen noch fast unberührter Landschaften und Niederlassungen von Siedlern im australischen Victoria, die heute wichtige Dokumente der frühen Kolonialzeit sind. Durch sie gilt Eugen von Guérard als der erste "australische" Maler überhaupt.
In der 1132. Lempertz-Auktion im Mai 2019 wurde als Lot 1526 eine gleich gestaltete, im Detail jedoch unterschiedliche Version dieser Landschaftsdarstellung versteigert, die nur mit "E.v.G" monogrammiert und mit 21 x 31,5 cm deutlich kleiner ist. Bei unserem Gemälde dürfte es sich somit um die erste und vorbildhafte Version von Eugen von Guérard handeln, die er in seiner kleineren Version selber wiederholt hat.
Eugen von Guérard
Italian Landscape
Oil on canvas (relined). 46.5 x 62.5 cm.
Signed lower left: Eug: v Guérard.
Provenance
In German family ownership for three generations.
Following a stay in Italy from 1826 to 1836 in which he visited Rome, Sicily and Naples and carried out his first paintings, Eugen von Guérard studied from 1838 to 1845 under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. In 1852, he travelled to Australia and settled in Melbourne, where he initiated the founding of the "School for Instruction in Drawing and Design" in 1856. In 1870 he became curator of the National Gallery of Victoria and its associated art school, where he introduced the teaching methods of the Düsseldorf Academy. He returned to Düsseldorf in 1881.
During his time as a student in Düsseldorf, Eugen von Guérard painted landscapes from the surrounding area as well as Italian motifs after sketches he had made in the previous years. The present landscape is one of the latter. However, he is most famous today for his extremely realistic depictions of the still almost untouched landscapes and settler villages of Victoria, Australia, which today represent important documents of the early colonial period. It is because of these works that Eugen von Guérard is considered the first ever "Australian" painter.
An identical composition differing in only a few minor details was sold at Lempertz in May 2019 as lot 1526. It was monogrammed “E.v.G.” and, measuring just 21 x 31.5 cm, was considerably smaller than this painting. The present work is thought to be the initial prototype, which the artist later reiterated in a smaller version.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
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