(Trieste 1867-1939 Berlin)
The steam yacht ‘Suzumé’ under the flag of the Imperial and Royal Yacht Squadron c. 1910, signed, oil on canvas, 43 x 60 cm, framed

Provenance:
Galerie Palais Starhemberg, Vienna 1984;
Collection of Otto Glaser (1926-2017), Dublin;
Thence by descent - Private Collection, Ireland.

Compare:
Wladimir Aichelburg, k. u. k. Yachten und Yachtclubs Österreich-Ungarns in alten Photographien, Vienna 1996, p. 83;
Wladimir Aichelburg, k. u. k. Dampfschiffe, Vienna 1982, p. 121.

The yacht Suzumé, with its home port in Trieste, belonged to Georg Ritter von Hüttenrot, president of the “Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino”, the port of Trieste. The yacht was built in Greenrock, Ireland, in 1877. (A document about the exact history of the yacht is available.))

We are grateful to Dr. Wladimir Aichelburg for the scholarly advice.

Otto GLASER (1926–2017)
A collection of Austrian art in Ireland
The Irish telecom pioneer Otto Glaser (1926-2017), in reverence to his Viennese origins, preferred to collect Austrian painters and motifs from the former crown lands of the monarchy. As passionate sailor, he also collected portraits of imperial yachts and battle scenes from the Austro-Hungarian navy. This motif was at the forefront of his collecting and Glaser meticulously attempted to unravel the scenes and ships depicted, as evidenced by the numerous correspondences in his document folders. His work took him regularly to Venice, where he stayed at Hotel Cipriani, and to Vienna, its Hotel Imperial and the Viennese art trade. There he acquired the pictures that would also remind him of his homeland and the history of the Austrian monarchy in Ireland.