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Ludwig Rubelli von Sturmfest developed a body of work in which the maritime world has a prominent place. His service in the imperial and royal navy began in 1861 and ended two years later, preceding a painting career encompassing ship portraits, landscapes and historical scenes. Living with his family in Görz, he organised exhibitions of his own paintings in hotels in Trieste, Fiume and Budapest. These presentations accompanied a practice concerned both with vessels themselves and with the events in which they participated. A scene from the naval battle of Lissa, painted in 1898 and held by Vienna’s Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, exemplifies its narrative dimension. Fishing scenes extend this repertoire to ordinary activities associated with the sea.
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Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
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Oil on canvas
Venedig bei Mondschein mit Blick auf den Dogenpalast, 1883
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2015-06-20
Published result : 10944 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5500–7500
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