€2,000 - €3,000
Super Star Lot: Arthur Wasse (British, 1854-1930). An original Arthur Wasse oil on canvas painting. This piece showcases one of Wasse's iconic impressionist landscape scenes, beautifully rendered in a rich earthy palette of greens and browns, with delicate touches of pink and purple highlighting the little flowers. Thick impasto in certain areas adds dynamic texture, bringing the canvas to life. Signed and dated 1896 to lower right. Housed in an ornate frame. Wasse's work prospers at auction with similar landscaped fetching €3,000 at Whyte's.
MM: 74cm x 55cm including frame.
Arthur Cramer James Wasse was born in Manchester, the son of John Angelo Wasse, a painter of miniature portraits. He moved to Germany in 1875, where he attended the Munich School and studied under Carl Theodor von Piloty (1826-1886) and Wilhelm von Diez (1839-1907). From 1895, the painter established his residence and studio in Rothenburg and regularly commuted between England and Germany.
He exhibited at The Royal Accademy, the Royal Society of British Artists, The Glasgow Institute, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, Manchester City Art Gallery, amongst others. His charming townscapes of Rothenburg and landscapes of the surrounding countryside are related to the Romantic style. In 1940, Rothenburg received an extensive donation of paintings initiated by the painter's widow. On the occasion of Wasse's 150th anniversary in 2004 a major retrospective was held in Rothenburg's Municipal Museum.
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