The view of the Austrian picturesque village of Hallstatt on Lake Hallstatt was created before 1838 by the Austrian landscape painter Eduard Mössmer (1814 - Vienna - 1838). The artist came from the renowned family of landscape painters, his grandfather Johann Mössmer, his father and teacher Joseph Mössmer (1780 - 1845) and his brother Raimund Mössmer (1813 - 1884). Raimund Mössmer traveled with his father to the Austrian provinces and got motifs for his pictures there. His landscapes are extremely rare on the art market.

Literature: Artist dictionaries:  by Thieme/Becker; Prof. H. Fuchs.

Inscription: signed at the bottom right, on the back of the box: antique label with the following inscription in German: “from Hallstatt with the lake.” Mössmer” and the collector’s invention number; a label from the box manufacturer; Wax seal with illegible monogram.

Technique: Oil on cardboard, original gilded frame from the period.

Dimensions: unframed W 10 1/4" x H 8 1/4" (26.5 x 21 cm); framed 15 1/8" x 13" (38.4 x 33 cm).

Condition: very good.