Max Josef Wagenbauer (School), Alpine Landscape With Cabin

Max Josef Wagenbauer (School), Alpine Landscape With CabinThis enchanting 19th century German oil painting depicts an epic vista at the foothills of the Alps. Under a vast rolling sky, the majestic scenery extends for miles before vanishing into a distant haze. On the left, a wall of fir trees snake downhill, while the craggy peaks opposite guide the eye towards a river. A hunched figure walks by a cabin another climbs with a stick. Painted around 1860, the artistic approach of this piece is inspired by the

Hornung-Jensen painted this during the early part of his career - an excited artist exploring the fishing villages of the Danish islands

various Parisian galleries and the Venice Biennale

The seated woman appears to be sewing while the other stands behind her and looks outside

Marinus Nielsen was a painter of landscapes and interior scenes

four sheep graze in a shaded area - a perfect spot to enjoy the view

000 achieved for a watercolour in 2003

The painting is held within a decorative wooden frame

Medium: Engraving on paper

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within an ornate scroll and foliate frame

depicts the artist’s wife Lisa Asberg (1913-2013)

000 achieved at Christie’s

It’s no wonder that he was commissioned to paint various luminaries including Richard Strauss