Arnold Forstmann (1842- c.1914)- 19th Century Oil Castle Chillon On Lake Geneva

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Description

A fine 19th Century landscape, showing the majestic views across Lake Geneva with the famous Castle Chillon to the loft. A ferry pushes off from the shore in the foreground, with passengers on board. The artist has signed to the lower right corner and the painting has been presented in a substantial 19th Century gilt frame. On canvas.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration to the varnish and areas of wear to the paint.

Size

45.5 x 64cm (17.9" x 25.2")
Framed Size: 66 x 84cm (26" x 33.1")

Artist Biography

Arnold Forstmann (born 16 June 1842 in Düsseldorf; died 1914 or later), German landscape-painter. Besides the typical composed romantic landscapes in the tradition of the Düsseldorf school of painting Forstmann painted vedute of the Rhine Valley and the Alps.
Arnold Forstmann entered the Düsseldorf Academy in the third quarter of 1867. He started his artistic education in a class of landscape-painters directed by Oswald Achenbach (1827–1905) until 1871. In February 1872 he left the art academy. In the list of students of the art academy Forstmann was remarked as deaf-mute. After his education Arnold Forstmann lived in Düsseldorf as a landscape-painter. In the year 1904 he moved from Düsseldorf to Köln. The date of the death of Arnold Forstmann is not known so far. The last record of his life is taken from a genre-portrait "In devotion", dated 1914.

Location

Geneva, Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

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SKU rt177
Artist Arnold Forstmann (1842- c.1914)
Date Late 19th Century
Dimensions 45.5 x 64cm
Medium Oil
Subject Landscape
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