75 - C. EBERT (1821-1885), River floodplain near Pähl, Pencil

C. EBERT (1821-1885), River floodplain near Pähl, Pencil Carl Ebert (1821 Stuttgart - 1885 Munich): River floodplain near Pähl with floodplain island and dense floodplain forest, 19th century, Pencil Technique: White heightened Pencil on Paper Inscription: lower left signed: "C. Ebert". At the lower part inscribed: "bei Pähl". Date: 19th century Description: After studying at the classically-influenced art academy in Stuttgart, Ebert moved to Munich in 1846 to join the circle of landscape painters around Eduard Schleich. In 1851, he travelled to Paris with Schleich and his artist friend Carl Spitzweg. His stay there and his encounter with the Barbizon group of artists was to fundamentally change his view of landscape painting. Schleich's painting was influenced by his great teachers and role models Christian Morgenstern and Carl Rottmann, whose idealised interpretation of nature was strongly influenced by Romanticism. Some of his landscapes seem to freeze under the atmospheric lighting conditions and the trimmed natural components. In his small sketch, Ebert frees himself completely from this conception of the landscape. He discovers the charm of the inconspicuous motif and establishes an almost intimate relationship with it. It is a landscape near Pähl between the Ammersee and Lake Starnberg, a frequent excursion destination for Munich artists. But it could be anywhere, Ebert does not give a creative definition of the place here. The lines are free, the light is not assigned a fixed place. Nature is in motion, it is alive. It is his song of praise to open-air painting, which will soon revolutionise the classical system of academy training. Keywords: River landscape, floodplain forest, Bavaria, Ammersee, 19th century, Modern, Landscape, Germany, Pähl (Bavaria), Size: Paper: 7,9 cm x 11,6 cm (3,1 x 4,6 in) Condition: Good condition. With small stains on the edge, but these do not detract from the image.