Sunny impressionistic scene in the terrace garden in Capri was executed by German painter Harald Diecks (1863 Hamburg - 1889 Gries by Bozen/South Tyrol). From 1881 to 1883 studied at the Dresden Academy, then under Prof. Dücker in Duüsseldorf. Lived many years in Italy , where he executed landscapes and animalistic paintings. He died early at the age of 26 year.
Literature: in German: "General Artist´s Lexicon" by Thieme/Becker, Leipzig, 1999.
Inscription: signed and dated (18)87 , Capri, lower right.
Technique: oil on canvas, original period gold-plated frame.
Measurements: unframed w 14 1/8" x 21 2/3" (36 x 55 cm); framed w 18 1/2" x h 26" (47 x 66 cm).
Condition: in very good condition. |