Early old Vienna street scene on Stephansplatz with Rothenturmstrasse on the background was executed in realistic manner ca. 1870s by prominent Viennese architecture watercolour painter Johann Wilhelm Frey ( Radstadt 1830-1909 Vienna), who recieved acknowledge for his watercolours of old Vienna (in German: Vedute) with attention to architecture detaills and figures.
Literature: Prof.H.Fuchs " Die Österreichischen Maler ", Vienna, 1975.
Inscription: signed lower left.
Technique: watercolour on paper on original period gold-plated frame.
Measurements: image w 7 1/2 " x h 9 7/8" (19 x 25 cm), with fields and frame 14 1/4 " x 18 1/2" (36 x 47 cm).
Condition: in very good condition. |