1351 - Guido Bach (1828 Annaberg – 1905 London)

Guido Bach (1828 Annaberg – 1905 London) "Midday Rest of Hessian Peasants During the Harvest." Original title A summery, idyllic scene depicting a farming family spanning several generations resting beside a wagon loaded with grain. An early, rare masterpiece by Bach, created in Dresden in 1856, which he exhibited at the Academy Exhibition in 1857 and which was subsequently sold to St. Petersburg. Bach, who devoted himself primarily to watercolor painting, studied at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts under Julius Hübner from 1843 to 1847. He lived in London from 1862 onward. Oil on canvas, lined; signed and dated 1856 in the lower right with the location “Dresden.” 52.5 cm x 100.5 cm. Framed. Lit.: “Catalog of Works of Fine Art Publicly Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in Dresden from July 4, 1857 Onward,” “Second Supplement,” p. 49, no. 314; “Dresdner Journal,” No. 224, Sept. 27, 1857, p. 967. Oil on canvas, relined. Signed and dated 1856 with the location Dresden. Exhibited in 1857 at the Royal Academy in Dresden.