August Richard Zimmermann (German, 1820-1875) A Mill in a Mountainous Winter Landscape

Description:

August Richard Zimmermann (German, 1820-1875)

A Mill in a Mountainous Winter Landscape
Signed, inscribed, and dated "Richard.Zimermann.München.1861" lower right.
Oil on canvas, 43 x 67 in. (109.2 x 170.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, scattered retouch, fine craquelure, minor surface grime.

Provenance: Richard Redding Antiques, Zurich; through to the William A. Richardson Collection; Sotheby's New York, Eclectic | New York, May 1, 2020, Lot 118; through to the current owner.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Framed dimensions are 52 x 74 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.

The work has been professionally conserved. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Scattered finely applied dashes and pinpoint of retouching in the foreground, house, rocks, and trees. Dashes and small areas of retouch widely scattered in the sky. More broadly applied dashes of retouching scattered along the edges, with the most concentrated areas in the upper corners and along the upper edge.


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