(Munich 1798–1876) Marketsquare Löwen, signed und dated Mich. Neher 1854, oil on canvas, 58.5 x 73 cm, framed, (Rei)

Provenance: Private Austrian collection

Michael Neher
Was the son of painter Bernhard Neher the Elder. From 1813 on he recieved three years of classical education under Matthias Klotz and Angelo Quaglio the Elder at the Academy in Munich. In 1819 Neher travelled to Italy. He spent the years between 1823 and 1825 in Rome at the workshop of painter Heinrich Maria Heß, focussing on architectural painting. He then returned to Munich, where he lived as self-employed artist and participated in numerous exhibitions. Neher is a typical example of a Biedermeier painter, creating many costume and landscape pieces. From 1837 on he devoted himself to the genre of veduta painting and established his reputation creating mostly Bavarian and Swabian cityscapes. Neher also painted various saloons at Schloss Hohenschwangau. In his later years he almost solely concentrated on architectural painting.

Provenance: Private Austrian collection Michael Neher Was the son of painter Bernhard Neher the Elder. From 1813 on he recieved three years of classical education under Matthias Klotz and Angelo Quaglio the Elder at the Academy in Munich. In 1819 Neher tr