Ferdinand Richardt (1819-1895)

Niagara Falls

细节

Ferdinand Richardt (1819-1895)
Niagara Falls
signed 'F. Richardt' (lower left)
oil on canvas
37¼ x 52 in. (94.6 x 132.1 cm.)

来源

Samuel Devlin, Buffalo, New York.
Estate of the above.
Private collection, Buffalo, New York, gift from the above, circa 1930s.
Private collection, Buffalo, New York, by 1960.
By descent to the present owner.

荣誉呈献

Liz Sterling

esterling@christies.com Tel: +1 212 636 2140

拍品专文

Ferdinand Richardt boarded the Washington steamer in Denmark and traveled to the United States in 1855. In that same year he made his first journey to Niagara, where he was inspired by the awe and grandeur of the falls. Moved by their majesty and the panoramic views, Richardt painted over one hundred views of Niagara Falls. While he painted famous American landmarks and landscapes such as the Mississippi River and Mammoth Cave, the scale of the falls and their natural glory became the focal point of Richardt's subject matter while in America.