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C2150 | An Assortment of British Masters

Mon, Apr 26, 2021 11:30AM EDT
Lot 30

Moonlit Coastal Beach Dresden Landscape Oil Painting

Estimate: $16,500 - $22,000

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Year: 19th Century Size: 50" x 34" Medium: Oil Description: Fine huge 19th Century moonlit coastal Dresden landscape, oil on canvas by Johann Anton Castell. Magnificent large scale Romantic School view of the Dresden coast illuminated by the moons light with the moon low on the horizon as fishing folk tell stories around a fire in the foreground. Leading example of moonlit landscape painting from the Romantic movement with influences of Caspar Friedrich (both Friedrich Castell painted Dresden regularly). Good condition for its age signed and dated. Presented in a good gilt frame. Measurements: 50" x 34" framed Provenance: Private London Estate