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Johann Wilhelm Barth (1779-1852)
View of Kamenny Island in St.Petersburg
reference number: RG_021
1811
gouache on board
64.1 x 87.3 cm
signed, inscribed and dated lower left: W Barth fec Petersburg 1811; further inscribed with the title bottom centre
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Provenance
Sale: Sotheby’s New York, April 23, 2004, lot 2
The Royal Prussian court painter Johann Wilhelm Barth came to St Petersburg in 1809. During his sojourn in the Russian capital, the artist created a series of meticulous views of the city. The present painting, dated 1811, depicts a panorama of Kamenny Island, one of the most picturesque areas of St Petersburg. During the 19th century, the island was a favourite summer retreat of the Russian nobility.
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