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Posilipo, Looking towards Naples
(18th and 19th Centuries )
After studying at the Düsseldorf Academy and then with his brother, Andreas, Oswald Achenbach traveled through Germany, Switzerland, and particularly Italy, refining his abilities as a landscape artist. Drawing directly from nature, he played an important part in the spread of realist landscape painting in Germany.
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Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1996 | A Medley of German Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1992-1993 | Italian Vistas: Selections from the Permanent Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1988 | Artists as Travellers. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1983 | A Connoisseur's Portfolio: Nineteenth-century Drawings and Watercolors in the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1979 | A Supple Brush: The Flowering of Continental Watercolors. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy, Naples (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 x W: 16 1/4 in. (25.4 x 41.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.961