Romanitcal sunset landscape was executed in 1877 by good listed Austrian landscape painter Anton Pick (originally Anton Pich, 1840 in Gorizia - 1905 in Vienna). He also created under the cover name "C. Rieder " and " H. Moser ". He studied at the Milan Art Academy by Albert Zimmermann and continued his studies in Venice. In 1867 he moved to Vienna, where he worked for a lifetime.
Literature: (in German) Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker u. a.: Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. V.XXVI, E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1932, S. 589; Prof. H. Fuchs, Die Österreichischen Maler des 19. Jahrhunderts", V.3, 1973.
Inscription: signed and dated 1877 lower right.
Technique: oil on canvas. Splendid original period gold-plated frame.
Measurements: unframed w 40 1/2" x h 29 1/8" (103 x 74 cm), framed w 53 1/2" x h 41 3/4" (136 x 106 cm)
Condition: in good condition, original canvas, slightly cracked. |