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Sunrise at the Beach of Rügen

Lost Art-ID

127372

Eugène Dücker (1841-1916): Sunrise on the beach of Rügen, 1887. Historical photograph [from: E. W. Bredt, Deutsche Lande. German painters. Leipzig 1909, plate X. (photographer R. Tamme)], scan: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD)

Artist / Creator

Dücker, Eugen

Birth

1841.02.10, Arensburg

Death

1916.12.06, Düsseldorf

Place of activity

Düsseldorf; Berlin; Köln

Title

Sunrise at the Beach of Rügen

Dating

1887

Object type

Painting

Group of reported objects

Painting

Material / Technique

Canvas

Height

84.00 cm

Width

133.00 cm

Inventory number

Gal.-Nr. 2369

Description

Signed lower left: E. Drücker 1887. In front the beach with big stone blocks, on the left the coast, on the right the Baltic Sea. Only swell waves are breaking at the cliffs. Behind a grey fog bank the red disc of the rising sun is visible. The sea reflects the morning brightness silvery white. Only seagulls enliven the beach solitude.

Provenance

1888 from the interest of the Pröll-Heuer Foundation from the Academy exhibition; 1937 in the then ministerial building in Dresden; the painting was moved to Weesenstein Castle due to the war; 1946 lost during the war (Soviet commandant's office); [...]; 2024 donation from a private collection through the mediation of Kunsthaus Lempertz.

Status

amicable settlement

Literature / Source

Online Collection der SKD:

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Ausstellung | Exhibition:

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Published since

2001