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| Keywords: A Glória, Rio de Janeiro by Eduard Hildebrandt (1847).jpg Artwork creator Eduard Hildebrandt Unpublished and unseen in public since exhibitions in Germany after the artist's return from Brazil and the United States in 1845 and prior to his travels around the world 1862-1864 the present picture is one of the artist's masterpieces inspired by his brief sojourn in Brazil between March and October 1844 The subject is familiar from the more well-known watercolour of the same view 'A Glória Rio de Janeiro April 1844' for which see G Ferrez O Brasil de Eduard Hildebrandt Rio de Janeiro 1988 cat no 38 illustrated p 59 painted on the spot The watercolour was presumably the model for the present picture although Hildebrandt typically dramatises the exhibition picture with a sunset and variations in the figures in the foreground now grouped around a fire 'Später führte er unter Vorlage seiner südamerikanischen Skizzen Gemälde aus wobei er der Lichtwirkung in der Natur grosse Aufmerksamkeit schenkte Er gab Mondschein Sonnenauf- und -untergang bei Rio de Janeiro wieder einen tropischen Sonnenuntergang mit Spiegelung im Wasser sowie Rio de Janeiro in blendendem Sonnenlicht Hildebrandts Neigung zu Lichteffekten Kontrasten und zur Auflösung der Form in der künstlerischen Darstellung verweisen auf Isabey von dem er auch die Technik der Aquarellmalerei übernommen hat So steht in seinem Werk ganz in fransösicher Tradition ' R Löschner Deutsche Künstler in Lateinamerika Berlin 1978 p 38 Encouraged by Humboldt and sponsored by the Prussian King Frederick William IV Hildebrandt travelled to South America in 1844 commissioned to paint souvenirs of Prince Adalbert's recent visit to Brazil The artist was in Brazil between March and October 1844 before leaving for North America on the return journey to Europe In Brazil he was based in Rio de Janeiro and made excursions to Sao Paulo and Bahia His Brazilian sketchbooks are in the collection of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Kupferstichkabinett and a selection of these sheets form the centrepiece of the exhibition currently touring Germany Bilder aus Brasilien in 19 Jahrhundert Im Blick von Alexander von Humboldt IAI PK Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz April-May 2001 Schloss Cappenberg Oct -Dec 2001 Kreismuseum Neuwied Jan -Feb 2002 1847 oil on canvas cm 66 86 object history ProvenanceEvent 2001-09-26 sale Christie's exhibition history Berlin Galerie Ravené Berlin Berliner Akademie K A 1848 'Blick auf Santa Gloria bei Rio de Janeiro Sonnenuntergang mit Spiegelung im Wasser Neger bei einem Feuer kochend' Cologne 2 allg d K A 1861 credit line signed and dated 'E Hildebrandt 1847' lower left accession number http //www christies com/lotfinder/prints-multiples/eduard-hildebrandt-a-gloria-rio-de-janeiro-3045684-details aspx PD-old-100 Files of Rio de Janeiro uploaded by Darwinius Eduard Hildebrandt 1846 paintings Paintings of Rio de Janeiro city Brazil in the 1840s Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Glória no Rio de Janeiro Sugarloaf Mountain Afro-Brazilians Slaves in art 1840s landscape paintings | ||||
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