Rudolf Ernst
(Vienna 1854–1932)
A Sword Dancer, signed R. Ernst, oil on panel, 47 x 38 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private Collection, Italy.
Rudolf Ernst’s father, the successful Viennese architect Leopold Ernst (1808–1862), encouraged his son’s interest in the arts and supported him during his early training at the Vienna Academy. After winning a scholarship on his last year of schooling, he travelled through Italy, Morocco, Spain, and Tunis before settling down in Paris in 1876. Ernst continued to travel throughout the 1890’s, visiting Turkey and Egypt, where he bought a wide variety of artefacts and handicrafts which he would repeatedly use as props in his paintings. Moreover, he carried a camera with him, later using the photographs he took to recreate realistic compositions from his Paris atelier.
As a leading figure of the second generation of the Orientalist movement and under the influence of the omnipresent Jean-Léon Gérôme, Ernst showed a particular interest in painting scenes which reflected daily life as imagined in the West. Furthermore, Ernst adopted the great master's naturally accurate, detailed renderings and use of bright colours.
Specialist: Gautier Gendebien
Gautier Gendebien
+39-334-777 1603
Gautier.Gendebien@dorotheum.it
25.04.2024 - 18:00
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EUR 20,000.- to EUR 30,000.-
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Rudolf Ernst
(Vienna 1854–1932)
A Sword Dancer, signed R. Ernst, oil on panel, 47 x 38 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private Collection, Italy.
Rudolf Ernst’s father, the successful Viennese architect Leopold Ernst (1808–1862), encouraged his son’s interest in the arts and supported him during his early training at the Vienna Academy. After winning a scholarship on his last year of schooling, he travelled through Italy, Morocco, Spain, and Tunis before settling down in Paris in 1876. Ernst continued to travel throughout the 1890’s, visiting Turkey and Egypt, where he bought a wide variety of artefacts and handicrafts which he would repeatedly use as props in his paintings. Moreover, he carried a camera with him, later using the photographs he took to recreate realistic compositions from his Paris atelier.
As a leading figure of the second generation of the Orientalist movement and under the influence of the omnipresent Jean-Léon Gérôme, Ernst showed a particular interest in painting scenes which reflected daily life as imagined in the West. Furthermore, Ernst adopted the great master's naturally accurate, detailed renderings and use of bright colours.
Specialist: Gautier Gendebien
Gautier Gendebien
+39-334-777 1603
Gautier.Gendebien@dorotheum.it
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| Auction: | 19th Century Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction with Live Bidding |
| Date: | 25.04.2024 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 13.04. - 25.04.2024 |