Lot No. 262


Rudolf von Alt


Rudolf von Alt - Watercolors and Miniatures

(Vienna 1812-1905)
Grein upon Donau river with Greinburg castle, signed and dated R. Alt 1852, watercolour, white bodycolour on paper, 16 x 26,7 cm, framed, frame damaged, (some foxing and later additions), (MHH)

Provenance:
Private collection, Vienna.

In 1832 Rudolf von Alt painted a first version of the pittoresque view of Grein upon Danube. This watercolour is based on a sketch executed in situ two decades earlier.

Compare:
W. Koschatzky, Rudolf von Alt (1812-1905), Salzburg 1976, Wvz. 32/07: first study of the view;
J. G. Kohl, Die Donau von ihrem Ursprung bis Pesth, Triest, Lloyd 1854, Plate 13: Grein an der Donau, steel engraving of the present view after a drawing by Rudolf v. Alt

We are grateful to Dr. Maria-Luise Sternath and Dr. Hansjörg Krug for the scientific support.

Specialist: Dr. Marianne Hussl-Hörmann Dr. Marianne Hussl-Hörmann
+43-1-515 60-765

marianne.hussl-hoermann@dorotheum.at

04.04.2023 - 15:08

Realized price: **
EUR 12,000.-
Estimate:
EUR 5,000.- to EUR 8,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 4,000.-

Rudolf von Alt


(Vienna 1812-1905)
Grein upon Donau river with Greinburg castle, signed and dated R. Alt 1852, watercolour, white bodycolour on paper, 16 x 26,7 cm, framed, frame damaged, (some foxing and later additions), (MHH)

Provenance:
Private collection, Vienna.

In 1832 Rudolf von Alt painted a first version of the pittoresque view of Grein upon Danube. This watercolour is based on a sketch executed in situ two decades earlier.

Compare:
W. Koschatzky, Rudolf von Alt (1812-1905), Salzburg 1976, Wvz. 32/07: first study of the view;
J. G. Kohl, Die Donau von ihrem Ursprung bis Pesth, Triest, Lloyd 1854, Plate 13: Grein an der Donau, steel engraving of the present view after a drawing by Rudolf v. Alt

We are grateful to Dr. Maria-Luise Sternath and Dr. Hansjörg Krug for the scientific support.

Specialist: Dr. Marianne Hussl-Hörmann Dr. Marianne Hussl-Hörmann
+43-1-515 60-765

marianne.hussl-hoermann@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Watercolors and Miniatures
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 04.04.2023 - 15:08
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 29.03. - 04.04.2023


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