August Deusser (1870-1942) - Cavalry

Til salg er et oliemaleri på lærred af August Deusser (15. februar 1870 – 28. oktober 1942).
Rendered in an impressionistic style, depicts a group of horses in a rural landscape. Soft green and earthy tones, loose brushstrokes, and diffused light create a serene, luminous atmosphere, characteristic of the artist’s interest in pastoral scenes and nature.

August Deusser was a German painter and art professor, at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.

Under the influence of Max Liebermann and Wilhelm Trübner, he became one of the first artists associated with the Düsseldorfer Malerschule to turn to Impressionism. His first works in that style involved studies done on the training grounds of the 8th Cuirassiers "Count Geßler" regiment, resulting in a series of oils depicting their activities, in a style that is sometimes known as German Impressionism. In 1908, he emerged to exhibit a series of horse portraits at the Alte Kunsthalle. On that occasion, he received positive reviews in the magazine, Die Rheinlande, from its publisher, the writer Wilhelm Schäfer.
In 1909, together with his friend, Max Clarenbach, and others, he co-founded the Sonderbund, a union of artists devoted to French Impressionism. They held major exhibitions in Düsseldorf (1911) and Cologne (1912). In that year, he moved to Wiesbaden. In 1917, he was appointed a professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. He taught and painted there until his retirement in 1932. Since 1972 his estate, the Deusser Foundation, has operated from Bad Zurzach in Switzerland. His home in Monheim am Rhein is now a museum.

Artist: August Deusser
Year: around 1900
Signed lower left: A. DEUSSER

Painting size: 51 x 64.5 cm
Frame size: 68 x 82 x 7 cm
Weights around 7-8 kg

Bought few years ago from a house clearance in Munich together with other paintings, graphics and old furniture. Please see my other auctions.

Painting: very good condition
Frame: good condition with normal signs of usage
Overall condition: very good condition, ready to hang, no restoration needed.

Will be shipped very well packed with courier. Local pick-up is also an option.