Oil on canvas
Presumably Düsseldorf, 1852
Andreas Achenbach (1815-1910) – German marine painter of the Düsseldorf School
Signed and dated lower left ‘A. Achenbach 1852’
Dimensions: 39.5 x 58 cm
Andreas Achenbach is one of the founders of realism in Germany; its popular in the art market seascapes inspired by the Dutch and Flemish marine painting and inspire to be the collector.
The auction record for a marine painting by the artist is currently over €80,000

In this painting Andreas Achenbach has rendered a dramatical depiction of the natural force of the sea. From the 1940s the German painter dedicated himself to the representations of stormy North seas for which he found inspiration while traveling through Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Here he shows a sailing ship at distress in rough seas. Forced to abandon ship, the crew is trying to row to the shore in small rescue vessel. Some sea gulls wheel before a dark sky. Influenced by the Dutch and Flemish marine painters, Achenbach created atmospheric seascapes of this kind, whose compositions he enlivened with virtuoso light and shadow effects as well as impasto dabs of color rendering the spray of the roaring sea.

The painting is signed and dated lower left ‘A. Achenbach 1852’. It is in good condition.
There is fine craquelure and minimal surface soiling.
There are a few retouchings to the sky.
The frame shows some wear.
The framed work measures 57.5 x 75.5 cm, the stretcher frame measures 39.5 x 58 cm.

Andreas Achenbach (1815-1910)

Andreas Achenbach received his artistic training at the Academy of Art in Dusseldorf, where he attended, amongst others, the classes of Wilhelm von Schadow (1788-1862) and Heinrich Christoph Kolbe (1771-1836). From 1832 to 1833, the young painter traveled to Rotterdam, Scheveningen, Amsterdam and Riga, where he intensively studied Dutch and Flemish landscape and marine painting.
This finally led to the artist’s decision to specialize in seascapes. Around 1835, Achenbach moved from Dusseldorf to Munich and became a co-founder of German Realism. In the following years the artist went on further study trips to Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Italy. In 1846, he finally returned to Dusseldorf and joined the artist group ‘Künstlerverein Malkasten’. Works by Andreas Achenbach are now in major collections such as the Neue Pinakothek in Munich, the Staatliche Kunsthalle in Karlsruhe and the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
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