Romanticist view of the rock grotto on the island Bornholm in Denmark was executed c. in 1840s by famous Danish landscape painter Georg Emil Libert (1820 Copenhagen – 19 May 1908 Copenhagen). . His specialties included scenes featuring Danish, German and Norwegian landscapes. The proof of the authorship and Motive of the painting gives our comparison with almost identical in motive and completely identical in size Libert´s painting "Rock grotte on the Bornholm", presented for sale at the German auction Ketterer, Munich on 12.12.2020 (see the additional photo).

Libert was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Johan Christian Libert (1790-1846) and his first wife, Andrea Margrethe Hassing (1796-1820). His father was a cabinetmaker. He was a graduate of the Royal Academy in Copenhagen where he studied under Johan Ludwig Lund (1777– 1867). In 1845, he applied for travel support from the Academy, which was awarded to him in 1846 with renewed scholarship in 1847. He stayed abroad from 1857-59, especially in Germany and Switzerland. He sought inspiration, especially from the Munich landscape school.

He exhibited many works in Charlottenborg and at the Kunstforeningen (Art Association). He is best known for his paintings of the Baltic island of Bornholm; indeed one of the cliffs at Helligdomsklipperne, Libert´s Rock (Libertsklippen) is named after him.

Many of his works today are in the Danish National Gallery and Thorvaldsens Museum, and are highly sought after by buyers; his painting Ansicht des Heidelberger Schlosses Zwischen der Molkenkur, der Stadt (1859) sold for $11,240 at Sotheby´s in Munich in June 1994.

Literature: Thieme/Becker, Leipzig, 1999; Weilbach V, 1995; Ph. Weilbach "Georg Emil Libert, landskabsmaler". Dansk biografisk lexicon. Retrieved March 1, 2019;Sotheby´s Germany (1992). 19th century European paintings, drawings and sculpture. Sotheby´s. p. 43. Retrieved July 5, 2012;"Georg Emil Libert". Eclectic Art Gallery. Retrieved July 5, 2012;Jens Peter Munk. "Georg Emil Libert". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019;"Libertsklippen - Helligdomsklipperne". Bornholm´s history. Retrieved March 1, 2019; in online: Wikipedia in English and German.

Inscription: difficult reading read author´s monogramm " ?.E.L." lower middle.

Technique: oil on canvas. Magnificent original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed 19 1/4" x h 13 3/4" (49 x 35 cm), framed w 28" x h 22" (71 x 56 cm)

Condition: in very good condition, canvas was professionally relined.