Evening Coastal Landscape with Mount Vesuvius, ca. 1878/1888
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions with frame122 × 149 cm
About the workFor centuries, Vesuvius and the threat it posed attracted artists from all over the world. Oswald Achenbach specialised in motifs from Italy and also painted countless landscapes featuring Vesuvius. In this sketchily rendered scene the light is unusual. The moon is just rising next to the black plumes of the volcano, but some buildings in the foreground are still bathed in bright sunlight. With his striking works, Achenbach became one of Düsseldorf’s most commercially successful artists.
AccessionBequest 1986
Provenance[...]; 1986 erworben aus dem Nachlass Korus
Inventory numberM 1986-1
