6077 - Grahl, August

Grahl, August Two Italian Women with a Child on a Terrace. Oil on canvas, mounted on a backing board. 61.5 x 48.5 cm. Circa 1830/35. This painting, depicting two young Italian women on a terrace, reflects August Grahl’s stay in Italy in the 1820s. Rome, in particular—where he lived with Schnorr von Carolsfeld at the residence of Ambassador von Bunsen in the Palazzo Cafferelli—exerted an unexpected fascination on the young artist. After his return to Berlin in 1830, he repeatedly submitted paintings with Italian motifs to the Academy exhibitions, such as the portrait of a girl from Genzano or the shepherd from the Abruzzo (see Bötticher nos. 1 and 5). This depiction is also likely based on a scene from the Alban Hills, as suggested by the chain of hills in the background fading into the soft evening light. Provenance: From the artist’s estate. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.