Monumental landscape painting with a waterfall in the Alpine forest was executed by good listed German painter and lithographer Arnold Schulten (1809 - Duesseldorf - 1874). He studied st the Duesseldorf Academy under Joh. Wilh.. Shirmer (1822-1849), worked in Duesseldorf. His landscapes are represanted in the German monogrphy "Royal Fine Art Academy in Duesseldorf", 1856 and in the artist dicitionary by F.v. Boetticher "Malerwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts", 1901. Our work is probably identical with Schulten´s work "Waterfall in Schmadribach"( Inv.No. 24 by Boetticher ). His works were exhibited regularly by Berlin and Leipzig academical exhibitions since 1832.

Literature: Thieme/Becker "Lexicon of artists from antique to contemporary", Leipzig, 1999; Boetticher "Malerwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts"; "Royal Fine Art Academy in Duesseldorf", 1856; P.Horn, Duesseldorfer Graphik, 1928.

Inscription: signed illegiable : "Arnold Schulten" lower left.

Technique: oil on canvas. Magnificent original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 30 1/4" x h 37 1/3" (77 x 95 cm), framed w 40 1/8" x h 47 1/4" (102 x 120 cm)

Condition: in very good condition