3982 - Leopold Rothaug, Lonely Sawmill

Leopold Rothaug, Lonely Sawmill A mill situated in the middle of the forest by a stream, bathed in the light of a summer’s day; a richly detailed work with skilful handling of colour nuances; watercolour with partial white highlights; signed by hand in the bottom left-hand corner ‘Leop. Rothaug” and dated “(19)34” in the bottom right-hand corner, framed with a mat and behind glass, mat opening approx. 27 x 36 cm. Artist information: born Alexander Theodor Rothaug, Austrian painter and illustrator (1870, Vienna - 1946, Vienna); together with his brother Leopold, he received his first painting lessons from his father, Theodor Rothaug; in 1884 he undertook a sculpture apprenticeship with Johann Schindler and, from 1885, studied painting at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts under Franz Rumpler, August Eisenmenger and Christian Griepenker; settled in Munich from 1892 and worked as an illustrator for the *Fliegende Blätter*; undertook study trips to Rügen, Dalmatia and Italy; from 1910 a member of the Vienna Cooperative of Fine Artists; In 1912, he stayed in Mallorca at the invitation of Archduke Ludwig Salvator; his memorial grave is located in the Grinzing Cemetery in Vienna. Source: Vollmer, Dressler, the Austrian Biographical Encyclopaedia and Wikipedia.