Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Handwritten inscription on a label on the reverse of the stretcher. 78.5 x 101.5 cm. . [AW].
- A subtly composed view of Naples in atmospheric colors from Achenbach's significantly brighter and bolder period in the 1880s, when he aspired to a transparent, luminous effect. - Oswald Achenbach's paintings had a significant influence on the post-Romantic image of Italy. - Together with his brother Andreas, he was one of Europe's leading landscape painters and helped to establish the reputation of the Düsseldorf School. - Even during the artist's lifetime, his views of Naples found their way into renowned collections, including variations on the motif in the Bavarian State Painting Collections, the Kunsthalle in Hamburg, and the Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf.

Private collection, South Germany

Harmonious composition in good condition. The outer edges of the picture are rubbed from framing. Increased craquelure in the upper area. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the help of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.