Title: |
The Hut Near The Tunnel |
Artist: |
Dietrich, Christian Wilhelm Ernst (Weimar, 1712 - Dresden,
1774) |
Date: |
1751 |
Medium: |
Original Etching |
Note: |
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (Christian Dietrich): A
major German eighteenth century painter and etcher, C. W. E. Dietrich
studied first under his father, a court painter. At the age of twelve
he was sent to Dresden to study painting and etching techniques under
Alexander Thiele (1685-1752). In 1729, at the age of seventeen, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
was appointed a court painter to Augustus II, King of Poland. Christian
Dietrich visited Holland in 1734 and Italy in 1743. Christian Dietrich was appointed
Keeper of the Dresden Gallery (1746), Professor of the Academy of Arts,
Dresden (1764), and also Director of the Painting School at the Meissen
Porcelain Factory (1764-1765). |
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The art of etching played a large role in Christian Dietrich's
oeuvre. In total he created over 180 original etchings from 1728 to 1763.
He was equally gifted in the genres of landscapes, figure studies and
religious scenes and gained a huge reputation in both France and Germany
for his ability to etch subjects in a number of styles. One scholar writes,
"Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich was a prodigy. Even in an eclectic
age, contemporaries were amazed at his gift of imitating the manner
of many artists of different schools and epochs, from Rembrandt and
van der Neer to Rosa, Berchem, Lairesse and Lancret." *
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Raisonne: |
J. Linck, Mongraphie der von C. W. E. Dietrich, Berlin,
1846. |
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Catalogue # 140, Second State of Two. |
Reference: |
* Antony Griffiths and Frances Carey, German
Printmaking in the Age of Goethe, London, British Museum Press, 1994,
pp. 40 & 41. |
Provenance: |
This original etching was formerly in the collection of
the famous print connoisseur, J. A. Boerner, and bearing his signature
on the verso. |
Size: |
3 1/2 X 5 5/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate,
height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
Condition: |
Printed on thin, hand-made, laid paper and with large, full
margins as published in Dresden in 1751. The Hut Near The Tunnel
is a beautifully printed impression and in excellent condition throughout,
as one would expect from the personal collection of J. A. Boerner. Altogether,
this original etching represents a prime example of the famous landscape
art of C. W. Dietrich. |
Price: |
Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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