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Johann Adam Klein (1792–1875) was born in Nuremberg and died in Munich. His work combines animal studies with landscapes explored on foot. Trained in engraving under Ambrosius Gabler, he spends time in Vienna and works in drawing, etching and lithography. The Artists on Their Journey, an 1819 etching in Cleveland, recalls the previous year’s excursion: luggage and easels make the painters’ travelling workplace visible.
In Tivoli and the Roman Campagna, dated 1820, at the National Gallery of Art, watercolour accompanies graphite on paper. This documentary attention also accommodates fantasy. Three Monkeys, etched in 1828 for the New Year greeting of 1829 and preserved in Heidelberg, become costumed performers. Precise observation of animal postures thus sustains a comic scene without sacrificing delicacy of line.
This profile brings together identity references for Johann Adam Klein and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Dobiaschofsky · Lempertz
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Oil on wood
Landschaft mit Schafen.
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2021-05-07
Published result : 1500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000
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Gouache
Zwei großformatige Szenen aus den Befreiungskriegen
gouache
Auction date : 2020-05-30
Published result : 40000 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 12000
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Oil on canvas
Der Erntewagen.
Öl auf Lwd.
Date to be documented
Published result : 36000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 25000
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