Rare drawing by very renown Austrian architectural and landscape artist Rudolf von Alt (1812 - Vienna - 1905), executed in 1871 and depicting view of Munich. Rudolf Alt was the son of the famous lithographer Jacob Alt (1789-1872). He studied at the Fine Arts Academy in Vienna. Hiking-trips through the Austrian Alps and northern Italy awoke a love for landscapes, and he painted with his brush using watercolours in a very realistic and detailed style. In 1833, inspired by a visit to Venice and neighbouring cities, he also made a number of architectural paintings.Alt demonstrated a remarkable talent for expressing certain peculiarities in nature. He managed to paint nature authentically by focusing on the different hues of sky, the colour-tone of the air and the vegetation. His later works came closer to impressionism. His perspectives on architecture were interesting, and he often chose everyday objects to paint. The painting of interior-views also became one of his strong points, giving him attention in Vienna.He visited and worked for a while in Rome and Naples ; after that he visited the lakes of Lombardy, then Galicia, Bohemia, Dalmacia , Bavaria and then returned multiple times to Italy. In 1863 he went to the Crimea to paint some views of an estate of the Empress, and in 1867 he went to Sicily. Most of his paintings are held by various museums in Vienna. The Albertina in Vienna hosted a retrospective exhibition from September 2005 to January 2006.

Literature: Prof. H.Fuchs "Die Österreichische Maler des 19 und 20 Jahrhunderts", Vienna, 1975;

Inscription: signed with monogramm R.A. , titled München and dated (1)871 lower right.

Technique: matted drawing on paper.

Measurements: unframed w 8 3/4" x h 11 1/4" ( 22,,3 x 28,7 cm), matted w 13 1/3" x h 15 1/3" ( 34 x 39 cm)

Condition: in very good condition