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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 14, 2014 | Van Ham | Cologne | Alte Kunst | 518 | $****** - ****** | View from Albano on the Castello Savelli, the Pontine plain and the Monte Circeo | |||
Jul 4, 2013 | Sotheby's | London | Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale | 244 | $****** - ****** | A View Across The Alban Hills, With a Hilltop On The Right And The Sea In The Far Distance | |||
Dec 6, 2012 | Sotheby's | London | Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale | 228 | $****** - ****** | A View Across The Alban Hills, With a Hilltop On The Right And The Sea In The Far Distance |
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32 x 42.5 cm (12.6 x 16.73 in)
oil on copper
Verso: On the frame an old label "Gebrüder Schöninger, München; Signed and dated lower centre: J.P. Hackert f à Albane 1772
Private collection Southern Germany. Assessment: Dr. Claudia Nordhoff, Rome, dated January 2014. Assessment Dr. Claudia Nordhoff, Rome, dated January 2014: After his apprenticeship in Berlin and several journeys during the summer Jakob Philipp Hackert headed for Italy in 1768. In Rome "he quickly became the most popular landscapist not only of the Eternal City, but of entire Europe" [translation]. He received commissions from aristocrats, he was received by Pope Pius VI. and finally he took service with King Ferdinands IV. of Naples as court painter in 1786. "Only the revolutionary incidents and the French occupation of Naples forced the artist to escape from there in 1799. He settled in Florence, acquired a small manor in Careggi near Florence in 1804 and finally died there on April 27, 1807." The present painting originates from his early years in Italy when he explored the landscapes surrounding Rome during his hikes. "The artist's viewpoint is south east of Albano: The town [.] in his back, a vast view opens to the hiker [.] over the Pontine Plain, [.] which is only limited by the sea at the horizon. [.] On the right of the painting there is a hill [.] with the ruins of the "Castello Savelli". This is the family Savelli's castle complex from the 13th century with several houses and a church. [.] The view wanders further over meadows and lines of trees in the plain. In the left middleground there is white smoke. Possibly this is a farmer's fire, however, it could also be due to the phenomenon of the marsh gas. On the horizon there is a mountain upstream to the sea on the left: This can be considered the foothills of Monte Circeo [.]. In the foreground of the painting a farmer and a woman are wandering around deep in conversation and therefore not taking any notice of the observer[.]." [translation]The painting depicts a realistic portrait of the landscape. This and also the fact that it is a small-format by the medium of a copper plate (which was easy to transport) are indicators for the matter that the work originated on site in the open air. Despite the small format Hackert was able to masterfully capture the atmosphere of the landscape. For these two reasons the painting can be considered an important enrichment of Hackert's Oeuvre
