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Lot 1671 Dα

Magnus Hjalmar Munsterhjelm - A Finnish Seascape

Auction 1057 - overview Cologne
14.11.2015, 11:00 - Old Master and 19th Century Paintings and Drawings
Estimate: 17.000 € - 18.000 €
Result: 13.640 € (incl. premium)

Magnus Hjalmar Munsterhjelm

A Finnish Seascape

Oil on canvas. 68 x 115.5 cm.
Signed lower left: H. Munsterhjelm C. he.

Magnus Hjalmar Munsterhjelm was the first Finnish artist to complete his training at a German academy, but one of the many Scandinavians to learn landscape painting in this country. He was a sailor before enrolling at the academy in Düsseldorf (1860-1865, studying under Oswald Achenbach, among others). He continued his training is Karlsruhe, first at the academy, and then as a private pupil of H. F. Gude, who had also been one of his teachers in Düsseldorf.

Provenance

Private ownership, North Germany.