Painting ID:: 44223
Gorge at Amalfi 1831
Oil on canvas,
110,3 x 77,5 cm
Karl Blechen German Romantic, 1798-1840
sometimes given as Karl Blechen, was a German painter, specializing in fantastic landscapes, sometimes with demons and grotesque figures. Born in Cottbus, he drew the attention of prominent architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, who cast him as a decorative painter. Blechen however aimed for higher work and began producing landscape paintings. In 1827 he went to Italy Gorge at Amalfi 1831
Oil on canvas,
110,3 x 77,5 cm
