1459 - Leonhard Sandrock (1867, Neumarkt, Silesia – 1945, Berlin)

Leonhard Sandrock (1867, Neumarkt, Silesia – 1945, Berlin) Venetian Shipyard A characteristic depiction of workers in a harbor setting, rendered in Sandrock’s broad, Impressionist brushstrokes; he participated annually in the Great Berlin Art Exhibitions beginning in 1898. One of his favorite subjects was shipyard workers and harbor facilities, which he studied during numerous trips to port cities on the North Sea and Baltic Sea, as well as in Italy. The Port of Hamburg, in particular, became a central motif over the years; he also devoted himself to depicting locomotives, blast furnaces, and industrial facilities. In 1912, the renowned art critic Max Osborn praised Sandrock as “one of the strongest and most promising talents among Berlin’s painters.” Oil on canvas; signed lower left; Exhibition label from the Kestner Society in Hanover and collection label with title on the reverse. 72 cm x 90 cm. Oil on canvas. Signed. Exhibition and collector’s labels on the reverse.