18th Century
Tableaux et dessins anciens
Ferdinand Kobell (Mannheim 1740 – Munich 1799)
Figures by a River at the Edge of a Wood, 1777
Black chalk, stump and white chalk highlights
7 1/2 x 11 in
19 x 28 cm
19 x 28 cm
Signed and dated lower right: 1777
Provenance
Former Beurdeley Collection, collector’s stamp lower left (L.421)
Anonymous sale, Paris Hôtel Drouot, Piasa, March 22, 2006, lot 71
Private Collection, France
Ferdinand von Kobell, a distinguished figure in 18th-century German landscape art, was both a painter and engraver closely associated with the Munich School. Initially trained in law, Kobell's passion for...
Ferdinand von Kobell, a distinguished figure in 18th-century German landscape art, was both a painter and engraver closely associated with the Munich School. Initially trained in law, Kobell's passion for the arts led him to Italy and the Netherlands, where he absorbed influences from the Dutch Golden Age landscapists and classical traditions. His works often reflect an idealized nature, populated with subtle human presence, rendered with remarkable sensitivity and technical precision.