Douzette, Louis Stadtansicht im Mondschein. 1918. Öl auf Leinwand. 56 x 71,5 cm. Signiert und datiert. Verso auf dem Keilrahmen mit einem alten Etikett, dort typographisch bezeichnet "K.O. 773". Gerah…

Germany - Berlin Douzette, Louis City view by moonlight. 1918. Oil on canvas. 56 x 71.5 cm. Signed and dated. With an old label on the stretcher verso, typographically inscribed "K.O. 773". Framed. - Isolated slight color abrasion along edges as trace of framing. Partial craquelure. Firniss somewhat yellowed. No retouching visible under UV. Overall good. Atmospheric night landscape of a town by the river with late Romantic influences. The German painter Louis Douzette initially trained under Hermann Eschke in Berlin, becoming a member of the Verein der Berliner Künstler in 1863. A trip to Paris in 1878, where Douzette was greatly influenced by the Barbizon school and plenary painting, was influential in shaping his style. Douzette had connections to the Ahrenshoop artists' colony and a professorship at the academy in Berlin. Stylistically, he was inclined towards a realism associated with nature, but there are also decisive influences of Romanticism in the sense of an experience and perception of nature that supports the mood. Douzette's preference was for night paintings by moonlight, which earned him the nickname "Moonlight Douzette". Oil on canvas. Signed and dated. On the verso of the stretcher with an old label, there typographically inscribed. Framed. - Isolated slight color abrasions along the edges as traces of framing. Partial craquelure. Varnish slightly yellowed. No retouches visible under UV light. Good overall. Atmospheric night landscape of a town by the river by moonlight with late Romantic influences. - The German painter initially trained under Hermann Eschke in Berlin, becoming a member of the Verein der Berliner Künstler in 1863. A trip to Paris in 1878, where Douzette was greatly influenced by the Barbizon School and plenary painting, had a formative influence on his style. Douzette had connections to the Ahrenshoop artists' colony and a professorship at the academy in Berlin. Stylistically, he was fond of a realism associated with nature but there are also decisive influences of Romanticism in the sense of an experience and perception of nature that characterized the mood. Douzette's favored night pictures by moonlight which earned him the nickname "Moonlight Douzette".