Lot no. 6019
Hermann David Salomon Corrodi, 1844 Frascati -1905 Rom, römischer Maler schweizer Abstammung, Studium in Genf bei Alexander Calame, danach bei seinem Vater an der Accademia San Luca in Rom, zum Abschluß in Paris, bekannter Orientalist, der den Nahen Osten mit Syrien und Ägypten sowie viele Länder rund um das Mittelmeer bereiste, hier ein großformatiges Werk: Sonnenuntergang am Nil, im Hintergrund die Pyramiden, typisches Treiben von Personen und Kaufleuten am Ufer, sog. Kompositlandschaft, klassische Darstellung der Verbindung der Personen zum Hintergrund, Gegenlichtfarbgebung, z.T. im Rot und Blau bzw. Brauntonigkeit, reiche weiche Tonvariation, die Tiefe hervorragend beschreibend, angedeutete Wolkenbildung, der Himmel als Gegensatz zur Wasserspiegelung gesetzt, meisterliche, lasierende Malerei mit Alla-Prima-Abschluß, links unten signiert: H. Corrodi Roma, ca. 85x165cm, R. ca. 102x182cm, leichte Altersspuren, mit min. Farbfehlstellen und l. Krakeluren, großes Meisterwerk der orientalischen Malerei des 19. Jahrhunderts
Hermann David Salomon Corrodi, 1844 Frascati -1905 Rome, roman painter of Swiss descent, Studies in Geneva with Alexander Calame, then with his father at the Accademia San Luca in Rome, finally in Paris, well known Orientalist, travelling the Middle East with Syria and Egypt and many countries around the Mediterranean, here a large-format work: sunset on the Nile, in the background the pyramids, typical goings-on of people and merchants on the shore, so called composite landscape, classic representation the connection of the people to the background, backlighting, partly in red and blue respectively brown tone, rich soft tone variation, the depth excellent describing, indicated cloud formation, the sky as opposed to water reflection, masterly, glazed paintingwith Alla-Prima-conclusion, signed lower left:H. Corrodi Roma, approx. 85x165cm, frame approx. 102x182cm, minor traces of age, with min. Color defects and minor craquelure, greatmasterpiece of 19th century oriental painting
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