Lot 1308 Dα

This watercolour and two variations formed studies for a painting made in 1836, the whereabouts of which are now unknown, which was commissioned by the Dresden engraver Ludwig Gruner (cf. M. Bernhard: Deutsche Romantik, Berlin 1975, p. 1380 and exhib. cat.: "Ludwig Richter und sein Kreis", Dresden 1984, no. 235). All three watercolours are based on a plein air study from Richter's Roman period showing the Torre del Quinto in the Campagna. Proceeds from the sale of this work will go to benefit the Cardinal Meisner Foundation, Cologne.