Lot 452: Regatta - The Imperial Yacht Meteor and the Germania

Uwe Lütgen Hamburg 1944 - Oil/canvas, 100,5 x 130 cm, lo. ri. sign. Uwe Lütgen 95. - The 'Germania' in the background - owned by the German industrialist Krupp - won all important regattas of its time. When sailing against the 'Meteor' as a rule Krupp let the imperial yacht win. - Hamburg marine painter. L. initially worked as a sailor, before being trained as stage designer a. restorer. His oeuvre is dominated by marine subjects. His yachting sports motif capture by their unusual points of view that give life and motion to the subjects. - Mus.: Munich (Deutches Museum), Bremerhaven (Schiffahrtsmuseum), Hamburg (Maritimes Musum) a. others.