Gustav bauernfeind wailing wall

  • The Western Wall, also known as The Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, is the only remaining stretch of the western side of the stone platform on which.
  • Gustav Bauernfeind.
  • The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, executed in 1904, illustrates most poignantly Bauernfeind's connection with Eastern culture.

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    With a reputation for being one of the most notable German Orientalists and one of the foremost painters in Palestine, Gustav Bauernfeind’s orientalist scenes are characterised by intricate representations of the Middle East, crafted with meticulous photographic accuracy. This aspect of his work Bauernfeind owes to his training in Stuttgart and later Italy as an architect. Whilst in Italy, Bauernfeind began to experiment with illustrations and larger oil paintings of Venice, Florence, Pavia, Naples and Sicily. Though Bauernfeind was and still is recognised as a skilled draughtsman, his time in Italy convinced him that his true calling was painting and he subsequently devoted himself entirely to this art form.

    Bauernfeind’s early works, especially the local views of Germany, display an acute attention to detail. He drew inspiration from the work of Schoenleber and mainly drew architectural studies of town halls, city gates and monuments. However, his fairly mundane subjects were not particularly attractive amongst buyers; this prompted his reorientation toward Orientalism. Bauernfeind’s first trip to the Orient was on a visit in 1880 to see his sister who was at the time living in Beirut. After that point, Bauernfeind visited the Holy Land on several occasions before finally s

  • gustav bauernfeind wailing wall

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    Gustav Bauernfeind German, 1848-1904

    Description

    • Gustav Bauernfeind
    • The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem

    • signed G. Bauernfeind l.l.; inscribed Jerusalem l.r.

    • oil on canvas laid down on panel

    • 129.5 by 100.5cm., 51 by 39½in.

    Provenance

    The Warner Resort Company, San Francisco
    Sale: Christie's, London, 20 March 1992, lot 22
    Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

    Condition

    This condition report has been provided by Hamish Dewar, Hamish Dewar Ltd. Fine Art Conservation, 14 Masons Yard, Duke Street, St James's, London SW1Y 6BU. Gustav Bauernfeind The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem Structural Condition The artist's canvas has been laid down onto a wooden panel, which itself has a canvas backing. This may not be the most sympathetic method of structural conservation but is certainly ensuring a stable support. The removal of the canvas from the panel, followed by lining onto a secondary canvas, could be considered but as the present structural condition is stable this may well be felt unnecessary. Paint Surface The paint surface has an even varnish layer. Inspection under ultra-violet light shows a number of retouchings in the sky, mostly concentrated on the left side. There is a horizontal line of retouching (only visible under ultra-violet light) across the can

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    The Sorrowful Wall, Jerusalem
    Object typepainting
    object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
    Description
    From Sotheby's:
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