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Adolf Schreyer (1828–1899), born in Frankfurt am Main, was a German painter specialising in horses, military scenes and Orientalist subjects. He trained at the Städel Institute and travelled through Eastern Europe, including Hungary and Wallachia. Journeys around the Mediterranean subsequently broadened his repertoire. He settled in Paris in 1862 and returned to Germany in 1870, while maintaining connections with France.
Riders, teams of horses and animals at rest or in motion structure his compositions. Human and animal groups occupy landscapes in which light contributes to the narrative atmosphere. He exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Vienna exhibition of 1873. His work is held by institutions including Frankfurt’s Städel Museum and the Haggin Museum in Stockton.
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Oil on canvas laid down on wood
Zwei arabische Reiter
Öl auf Leinwand, auf Holz
Auction date : 2016-11-19
Published result : 37200 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 30000
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Pencil
Drei Reiterstudien
Bleistift
Auction date : 2015-09-23
Published result : 1984 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 1600
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