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Johan Christian Clausen Dahl

Bergen 1788 – 1857 Dresden

„Der Vesuv, gesehen von Posillipo“ („Vesuvius seen from Posillipo“). 1847

Oil on light cardboard. 7 × 11,3 cm (2 ¾ × 4 ½ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Johan Christian Clausen Dahl. „Der Vesuv, gesehen von Posillipo“ („Vesuvius seen from Posillipo“). 1847.

Estimate:

EUR 15,000

 

- 20,000

USD 16,800

 

- 22,400

Sold for:

43,750 EUR (incl. premium)

Autumn Auctions 2016

19th Century Art, Wednesday, 30.11.2016

Information

Oil on light cardboard. 7 × 11,3 cm (2 ¾ × 4 ½ in.). Catalogue raisonné: Bang vol. II, no. 1076, and vol. III, ill. pl. 460. On the reverse of a card inviting „Herrn Professor Dahl“ to participate in the monthly meeting of Flora, Gesellschaft für Botanik und Gartenbau, Dresden, June 4 [no year]. Framed

For the oil study a loan request has been made for the exhibition "Unter italischen Himmeln", Galerie Neue Meister in the Albertinum, Dresden, 10. February - 28. May 2018.

Frau von der Decken, Dresden / Kunsthandel Neumeister & Gräf, Munich / Collection Georg Schäfer, Schweinfurt (acquired from Neumeister & Gräf on June 8, 1953; inv. no. 1002) / Private collection, Northern Germany / Collection Prof. Dr. Jens Christian Jensen, Hamburg

Dahl gave this painting as a present to his friend and patron Wilhelmine (known as Minny) von der Decken, née Brauns (1783–1858), who played an important role in Dresden's art scene (information kindly provided by Albrecht von der Decken, Hamburg). Collection Jens Christian Jensen, Hamburg.

Uwe Tellkamp: Ein Dresdener Abend mit Clausen Dahl. Grisebach. Das Journal. Issue 6, Berlin 2016, pp. 46-49, colour illustration p. 46 (verso) and p. 47

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