Gerhard Graf, Berlin Evening Landscape with St Thomas Church - Vintage Oil Painting

1920 - 1940

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

This early 20th-century oil on canvas by German artist Gerhard Graf (1883-1960) depicts Berlin in the evening with the church of St Thomas in the background. Graf was born in Berlin and knew this area well.

Two street lights shimmer on either side of the Spree River, which twists past the church and away to our left. Strips of radiant light reflect near-turquoise across the vivid water. The streets are alive with the buzz of citizens - an electricity that vibrates throughout the vista.

Signed in the lower right and framed.

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Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 27” x 32½” / 69cm x 82cm

Year of creation: c. 1940

Condition: Artwork presents well. Frame with some light wear.

Artist’s auction highlight: £5,625 achieved for an oil painting in 1995.

Physical Dimensions

Height

82cm (32.28")

Width

69cm (27.17")

Depth

4cm (1.57")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1940s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA926767

Description

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Two street lights shimmer on either side of the Spree River, which twists past the church and away to our left.

Brave Fine Art

Strips of radiant light reflect near-turquoise across the vivid water. The streets are alive with the buzz of citizens - an electricity that vibrates throughout the vista.