Emil Volkers - A SADDLED WHITE HORSE IN THE STABLE - image-1

Lot 131 Dα

Emil Volkers - A SADDLED WHITE HORSE IN THE STABLE

Auction 1008 - overview Cologne
20.03.2013, 14:30 - Paintings 15th - 19th Century
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 2.074 € (incl. premium)

Emil Volkers

A SADDLED WHITE HORSE IN THE STABLE

Oil on canvas. 24 x 32 cm.
E. Volkers 1886.

After his studies with Schnorr von Carolsfeld in Dresend and Albrecht Adam in Munich Volkers attended the Academy in Düsseldorf in the 1860s. After travelling for many years he settled in Düsseldorf where he became a succesful horse painter until his death in 1907. In the background of the painting the Lambertus tower on the other side of the River Rhine can be seen.

Provenance

Formerly with Nüsser'sche Kunsthandlung, Düssldorf (verso label attached to the stretcher). - Private collection, Rhineland.