Lot 1393 D α

Johann Franciscus Ermels - An Overgrown Roman Well

Auction 1067 - overview Cologne
21.05.2016, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture
Estimate: 2.500 € - 2.800 €
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Johann Franciscus Ermels

An Overgrown Roman Well

Brown ink, grey wash. 27 x 17.5 cm.
Framed.
Inscribed lower right..

Following a short apprenticeship in Cologne under Johann Hulsman, Ermels continued his training in Holland. Here he turned to landscape painting, under the inflence of Jan Both. He resided in Nuremberg from 1660 until his death. Although there is no documentary evidence of a trip to Italy, ancient ruins play an important role in many of Ermel's paintings and drawings. He is included in Sandrart's "Teutsche Akademie" of 1675.

Provenance

Heinrich Füssli (Lugt 1008). - Heinrich Lempertz (Lugt 1337). - Lempertz, Colonge. - Sabrina Förster, Düsseldorf. - Private collection, Rhineland.