Ref: 553
The Valley
Ferdinand Dorsch
Ref: 553
The Valley
Ferdinand Dorsch
92 x 130 cm (36¹/₄ x 51¹/₈ inches)
Bottom right Dorsch Dresden
oil on canvas
Bottom right Dorsch Dresden
oil on canvas
Provenance: Private Collection Dresden
Literature: Sabine Bern, The Handwriting of Impressionism: Gotthard Kuehl and Ferdinand Dorsch, 1987
Ferdinand Dorsch, 1875–1938, An Artist's Life in Dresden, published in December 1976 on the occasion of a Ferdinand Dorsch exhibition at the Galerie von Abercron
Ferdinand Dorsch, 1875–1938, An Artist's Life in Dresden, published in December 1976 on the occasion of a Ferdinand Dorsch exhibition at the Galerie von Abercron
Description: On a green hill at the edge of a valley stands a lady dressed in a white gown. All alone, she reflects the tranquillity of the moment. The valley, which stretches out almost endlessly behind her, offers a view of fields, meadows and forests. The bright sunlight and the slightly cloudy blue sky also create an atmosphere of freedom and endlessness.
Ferdinand Dorsch
Ferdinand Dorsch (1875–1938) was a German painter, graphic artist and teacher closely associated with Dresden. Born in Pécs and raised in Vienna, he studied at the Dresden Academy, where Gotthardt Kuehl introduced him to French Impressionist ideas and modern handling of light. After a period in Vienna, where he joined the Vienna Secession, Dorsch returned to Dresden and became active in progressive local circles, including Die Elbier and the Künstlervereinigung Dresden. His paintings of society life, interiors, portraits and park scenes combine academic drawing with freer brushwork, atmosphere and psychological observation. From 1914 he taught at the Dresden Academy, later serving as rector, and his students included major figures such as Otto Dix and Conrad Felixmüller. Although more moderate than the avant-garde he helped train, Dorsch occupied an important bridge between Dresden academic tradition, Impressionist colour and early twentieth-century modernism.
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