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    • Leopold Stephan Landscape Oil on Canvas
      Feb. 10, 2021

      Leopold Stephan Landscape Oil on Canvas

      Est: $10,000 - $15,000

      Leopold Stephan (Austrian, 1826-1890). Large oil on canvas painting depicting a striking European landscape, backlit by the sunrise. Signed and dated 1856 along the lower left. Lot Essay: Leopold Stephan was born in Prague in 1826. He began his art education in Prague, studying at the Academy of Fine Arts. He studied many genres of painting there, notably figural painting and landscapes. It was his classes in landscape painting with noted German painter Max Haushofer (1845-1847), however, that most caught his interest. Haushofer believed strongly in painting from nature, and often brought his students to paint outside in a variety of natural spaces, even taking them on trips to the artists’ colony at Frauenchiemsee in his native Bavaria. Having discovered a passion for landscape painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Stephan pursued further training in landscape painting at the Dusseldorf School with Andreas Achenbach (1815-1910). Achenbach’s Romantic style clearly influenced Stephan’s work; the present work shows echoes of the dramatic skies that are the hallmark of Achenbach’s work. While in Germany, Stephan visited Munich and Tyrol, drinking in the idyllic German scenery that inspired much of his work. Stephan traveled throughout Central Europe during his career. He visited many parts of what is now the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Germany, drawing inspiration for his depictions of charming rural villages and dramatic, wind-swept scenery. Along with his travels, he was active in the art scene at home in Prague. He was a member of several artistic societies, including the still-active Umelecká Beseda, and taught many students at his Prague studio. These students included eminent Czech artist Leo (Lev) Lerch (1856-1892), best known for his dark, mystical takes on traditional subject matter. The present work is a lovely example of Stephan’s signature blending of the tranquility and power of nature. At the center of the scene, a mother and child walk back from an expedition to the forest. The basket atop the mother’s head is overflowing with greenery; a dog jumping at their heels provides levity and motion to the scene. This tender scene of pastoral activity is dwarfed by the majesty of the nature around the figures. Enormous trees surge up in silhouette toward the quickening sky, mirrored by the immense rocky outcroppings that are bathed in red by the rising sun. The village the mother and sun are undoubtedly headed towards perches on a peninsula reaching out into the sea. Similarly to the family, though, the village is subsidiary to the rock formations surrounding it. It would almost be easy to miss any signs of human presence in this work; the sheer breathtaking presence of the landscape is something that overwhelms its human inhabitants. The light cast by the gentle sunrise smooths over everything in the scene, blending the humans in with the verdant landscape around them; the moment of dawn allows them to briefly, perhaps unnoticed, to participate in the power of nature. Unframed; height: 34 in x width: 50 1/4 in. Framed; height: 45 in x width: 61 in.

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    • Leopold Stephan (Prag 1826 - Prag 1890). After Church.
      Nov. 28, 2020

      Leopold Stephan (Prag 1826 - Prag 1890). After Church.

      Est: -

      Oil/canvas, 56 x 83 cm, lo. le. sign. and dat. L. Stephan 1864. - Czech landscape painter. S. studied at the academies Prague and Düsseldorf. Mus.: Prague. Lit.: Thieme-Becker.

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    • Leopold Stephan - připsáno (1826-1890)
      Dec. 07, 2019

      Leopold Stephan - připsáno (1826-1890)

      Est: Kč6,000 - Kč12,000

      WINDMILL IN ALPS 19th century Oil on canvas, 55x68,5 cm, unsigned, unframed, marked in pencil on the stretcher frame "Leop. Stephan Mlýn" and "Jordan". Romantic Alpine landscape with a windmill and figures, in style of famous Czech landscape painter Leopold Stephan (1826-1890). MLÝN V ALPÁCH 19. stol. Romantická alpská krajina s vodním mlýnem a figurální stafáží, ve stylu významného českého krajináře Leopolda Stephana (1826-1890). Olej na plátně, 55x68,5 cm, nesignováno, nerámováno, na napínacím rámu značeno tužkou "Leop. Stephan Mlýn" a "Jordan". Stav B. MÜHLE IN ALPEN 19. Jh. Romantische Alpenlandschaft mit Wassermühle und Staffage, im Still des berühmten Böhmischen Landschaftsmalers Leopold Stephan (1826-1890). Öl auf Leinwand, 55x68,5 cm, unsigniert, nicht gerahmt, auf dem Blindrahmen in Bleistift gezeichnet: "Leop. Stephan Mlýn" und "Jordan".

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    • Leopold Stephan (1826 - 1890)
      Jun. 05, 2010

      Leopold Stephan (1826 - 1890)

      Est: Kč74,000 - Kč148,000

      Landscape with lake, 1885. Oil on canvas, 30,5 x 37 cm, bottom left signed with „L Stephan 885", reverse side with paper label „Parthie am (...)undner / See (...) / Preis (...) 50. / Leopold Stephan Prag Smichow". Framed, condition A. Leopold Stephan (1826-1890) Jezerní krajina, 1885. Olej na plátně, 30,5x37 cm, sign. vlevo dole „L Stephan 885", na rubu papírový štítek „Parthie am (...)undner / See (...) / Preis (...) 50. / Leopold Stephan Prag Smichow". Rámováno, stav A. Pražský krajinář. Studoval na akademiích v Praze a Düsseldorfu. Leopold Stephan (1826-1890) Seelandschaft, 1885. Öl auf Leinwand, 30,5x37 cm, links unten sign. „L Stephan 885", verso Papieretikette „Parthie am (...)undner / See (...) / Preis (...) 50. / Leopold Stephan Prag Smichow". Gerahmt, Zustand A. L. Stephan war ein Prager Landschaftsmaler. Er studierte an der Akademie in Prag und Düsseldorf.

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    • Leopold Stefan (1826-1890): Landscape. Oil on
      Jun. 07, 2008

      Leopold Stefan (1826-1890): Landscape. Oil on

      Est: - €103

      Leopold Stefan (1826-1890): Landscape. Oil on canvas, 31,5x39,5 cm, signed at the bottom right "L. Stefan". Condition C, framed.

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    • STEPHAN Leopold - attributed to 1826 Prague - 26.
      Jun. 01, 2008

      STEPHAN Leopold - attributed to 1826 Prague - 26.

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      STEPHAN Leopold - attributed to 1826 Prague - 26. 3. 1890 Prague) Mountainous landscape Oil on cardboard, 21,7 x 29,7 cm, framed, undated [1880s], unsigned, expertise by PhDr. Michael Zachar. Czech painter, he studied under professor Haushofer at the Academy of Arts in Prague. See T 2/486, TB 31/597, B 9/819.

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