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10012 - FRIEDRICH PRELLER THE ELDER (1804–1878) “Vigna Barberini, Or…
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FRIEDRICH PRELLER THE ELDER (1804–1878) “Vigna Barberini, Orti Salustiani, Rome” Pencil on paper, signed and annotated in the lower right-hand corner “F. Preller” with a handwritten indication of the location. H. 10.9 cm × W. 23 cm. Circa 1827–1831. A sketch made in Rome during Preller’s formative stay in Italy as part of his Grand Tour. This view, combining ancient ruins, architecture, human figures and vegetation on the slopes of the Palatine Hill, near the former Horti Sallustiani, demonstrates the precision of his line and his romantic-classical style at the dawn of his artistic maturity. A German painter and draughtsman trained in Weimar and Munich, Friedrich Preller the Elder is one of the leading figures of 19th-century German-speaking Romantic landscape painting. His stay in Rome, which proved decisive for his artistic development, would have a lasting influence on his entire body of work — in particular his famous mythological frescoes inspired by the Odyssey, regarded as his masterpiece. FRIEDRICH PRELLER THE ELDER (1804–1878) “Vigna Barberini, Orti Salustiani, Rome” Pencil on paper, signed and annotated lower right “F. Preller” with a handwritten note of the location. H. 10.9 cm × W. 23 cm. Circa 1827–1831. A sketch executed in Rome during Preller’s formative stay in Italy as part of his Grand Tour. This view, combining ancient ruins, architecture, human figures and vegetation near the Palatine Hill, in the vicinity of the ancient Horti Sallustiani, reflects the precision of his line and his Romantic-Classical style in its earliest maturity. A German painter and draughtsman trained in Weimar and Munich, Friedrich Preller the Elder is one of the leading figures of nineteenth-century German Romantic landscape painting. His stay in Rome, which proved decisive in his artistic development, would have a lasting influence on his entire body of work — most notably his celebrated mythological frescoes inspired by the Odyssey, widely regarded as his masterpiece.
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 5:00 PM
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