Early 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Gentleman

Early 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A GentlemanThis early 19th century German school portrait depicts a dapper gentleman with a blonde moustache. Hes standing among nature under a turbulent sky. In 1835, Germany was nearing the end of its Romantic period whereby artists such as Caspar David Friedrich (1774 1840) had immersed the nation into a world of rich vistas, dramatic peaks and the sublimity of the natural world. Man was a component, unable to comprehend its enviable force and spiralling

which is sitting patiently as its master takes them back home

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The Victorians loved the theatre and sought to decorate their walls with images of well-known thespians

Cranach the Elder was known for painting his subjects brimming with character - warts and all

It’s deeply emotional for those who witness it and many seek to acquire an image of this miracle for their own home

Framed with age-related wear

It’s an accomplished rendering of light amid the unusual forms of medieval stone

his drawings were later used as the basis for his own engravings

Jan Sadeler was the eldest of three brothers and hailed from Antwerp

Size 21½” x 14½” / 55cm x 37cm

His fast sketchy style is often compared to the works of Eugène Boudin (1824-1898) who was one of the first to truly embrace painting outdoors

All the tumult of nature and beauty comes close to the human heart