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Ludwig Mecklenburg

Lot 69076
Venice, Rialto bridge at night, 1864
Oil on canvas

48,9 x 67,3 cm (19,3 x 26,5 in)
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Lot 69076
Venice, Rialto bridge at night, 1864
Oil on canvas
48,9 x 67,3 cm (19,3 x 26,5 in)
估计： US$ 7.000 - 10.000
€ 6.300 - 8.900
拍卖： 19 天

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城市: Dallas, TX
拍卖: 05.06.2025
拍卖编号: 8206
拍卖名称: European Art Signature® Auction
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Ludwig Mecklenburg (German, 1820-1882) Venice, Rialto bridge at night, 1864 Oil on canvas 19-1/4 x 26-1/2 inches (48.9 x 67.3 cm) Signed, dated, and inscribed lower right: L. Mecklenburg / München / 1864 Property from Collection of Frederick H. Schrader, Napa Valley PROVENANCE: Kieselbach Gallery and Auction, Budapest, December 7, 2001, lot 144; Private collection, Germany; Dorotheum, Vienna, March 18, 2015, lot 4; Acquired by the present owner from the above. Ludwig Mecklenburg distinguished himself as a painter of romantic architectural scenes both in his native Germany and in Italy, although his radiant views of moonlit Venice were by far his most picturesque. The present work occupies a special place in his oeuvre because its theme is self-referential. Mecklenburg frames this view of the famous Venetian landmark, the Rialto Bridge, through one of the wide arches of the Palazzo dei Dieci Savi (Palace of the Ten Wise Men), which originally contained offices for the magistrates in charge of the finances of the Venetian Republic. The artist's vantage point directs the viewer's gaze south across the Rialto and the Grand Canal directly at the belltower of the church of San Bartolomeo, which, following its renovation in 1170, became the church of the German community in Venice, whose commercial headquarters, the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, was nearby and housed the German school. San Bartolomeo was, in fact, the cultural reference point of the German Catholic community in Venice, and doubtless Mecklenburg's as well. The church's interior contains two sculptures by the Venetian sculptor of German origin Enrico Merengo (Heinrich Meyring) and had once been home to Albrecht Dürer's Feast of the Rosary, which was specially commissioned for the church and is now in the National Gallery in Prague. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Kieselbach Gallery and Auction, Budapest, December 7, 2001, lot 144; Private collection, Germany; Dorotheum, Vienna, March 18, 2015, lot 4; Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Lined canvas. Minor frame abrasion at edges. Vertical stretcher bar mark very faintly visible near right edge under raking light. Very slight yellowing to the varnish layer. Finely patterned craquelure throughout. A few scattered areas of retouching visible to the naked eye. Mild surface dust. Not examined out of frame due to size. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Brushy retouching at edges. Scattered retouching throughout, not focused in a specific area; some instances appearing to address repairs. Framed Dimensions 31 X 36.75 X 2.5 Inches
Lot Details
Ludwig Mecklenburg (German, 1820-1882) Venice, Rialto bridge at night, 1864 Oil on canvas 19-1/4 x 26-1/2 inches (48.9 x 67.3 cm) Signed, dated, and inscribed lower right: L. Mecklenburg / München / 1864 Property from Collection of Frederick H. Schrader, Napa Valley PROVENANCE: Kieselbach Gallery and Auction, Budapest, December 7, 2001, lot 144; Private collection, Germany; Dorotheum, Vienna, March 18, 2015, lot 4; Acquired by the present owner from the above. Ludwig Mecklenburg distinguished himself as a painter of romantic architectural scenes both in his native Germany and in Italy, although his radiant views of moonlit Venice were by far his most picturesque. The present work occupies a special place in his oeuvre because its theme is self-referential. Mecklenburg frames this view of the famous Venetian landmark, the Rialto Bridge, through one of the wide arches of the Palazzo dei Dieci Savi (Palace of the Ten Wise Men), which originally contained offices for the magistrates in charge of the finances of the Venetian Republic. The artist's vantage point directs the viewer's gaze south across the Rialto and the Grand Canal directly at the belltower of the church of San Bartolomeo, which, following its renovation in 1170, became the church of the German community in Venice, whose commercial headquarters, the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, was nearby and housed the German school. San Bartolomeo was, in fact, the cultural reference point of the German Catholic community in Venice, and doubtless Mecklenburg's as well. The church's interior contains two sculptures by the Venetian sculptor of German origin Enrico Merengo (Heinrich Meyring) and had once been home to Albrecht Dürer's Feast of the Rosary, which was specially commissioned for the church and is now in the National Gallery in Prague. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Kieselbach Gallery and Auction, Budapest, December 7, 2001, lot 144; Private collection, Germany; Dorotheum, Vienna, March 18, 2015, lot 4; Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Lined canvas. Minor frame abrasion at edges. Vertical stretcher bar mark very faintly visible near right edge under raking light. Very slight yellowing to the varnish layer. Finely patterned craquelure throughout. A few scattered areas of retouching visible to the naked eye. Mild surface dust. Not examined out of frame due to size. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Brushy retouching at edges. Scattered retouching throughout, not focused in a specific area; some instances appearing to address repairs. Framed Dimensions 31 X 36.75 X 2.5 Inches
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