1395 - Josef Wenglein (1845 Munich – 1919 Bad Tölz)

Josef Wenglein (1845 Munich – 1919 Bad Tölz) Early Autumn Landscape with Hunters on a Drive Hunt An atmospheric landscape impression by Wenglein, painted in 1884, which likely depicts a scene from the Dachauer Moos. In its rendering of the light and the sky, as well as its depiction of nature, the painting reflects his great mastery in capturing the visual impression in a sensitive and subtle manner. Wenglein studied under Johann Gottfried Steffan from 1866 to 1870 and under Adolf Lier from 1870 to 1873, who introduced him to the artistic influences of the Barbizon School. A favorite subject of Wenglein’s was the marsh and moorland landscapes of Upper Bavaria, which he often populated with hunters. He exhibited comparable paintings in 1884 at the Berlin Academy and the Vienna Annual Exhibition (“Im Moos,” “Aus dem Ampermoos,” and “Herbstlandschaft”). Oil on canvas, relined; signed on the reverse; on the reverse, an old label from the Heinemann Gallery, Munich. 61 cm x 100 cm. Framed. The Galerie Heinemann in Munich organized several exhibitions of Wenglein’s work between 1905 and 1912; he continued to be represented by the gallery thereafter. Oil on canvas, relined. Signed. Old label from the Galerie Heinemann, Munich.