Johann Wilhelm Barth

View of Kamenny Island in St.Petersburg

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View of Kamenny Island in St.Petersburg Johann Wilhelm Barth

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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.