6134 - Eschke, Hermann

Eschke, Hermann Full Moon Night on the Coast. Oil on canvas. 113 x 153 cm. Signed and dated “H. Eschke 1870” lower left; on the back of the stretcher, an old (exhibition) number “177” and the inscription in pencil “Moonlight over the Norwegian Coast.” An almost completely obscured full moon breaks through the cloud cover with dramatic effect, casting a glistening streak of light onto the surface of the sea. In contrast to the rugged coastal cliffs, Eschke populates the flat shoreline with tiny fishermen, who lend a narrative element to the nocturnal scene. As a professor and teacher to renowned artists such as Louis Douzette, Eschke demonstrates in this composition his outstanding sensitivity to atmospheric light phenomena in nature. Provenance: Private collection, Berlin. - Please request condition reports for the lots, as the condition is usually not listed in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.