Edward Theodore Compton

Edward Theodore Compton 1849 - 1921 Blick auf den Großglockner vom Großen Wiesbachhorn. 1919. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right. Signed again and inscribed “Großglockner” on the reverse of the stretcher. 90.5 x 150.5 cm (35.6 x 59.2 in). An identical motif appears in a work from 1918, which is today part of the collection of the Austrian Alpine Club, Innsbruck, inv. no. 2647 (see Jürgen and Sibylle Brandes, Edward Theodore Compton—Maler und Bergsteiger, Munich 2007, p. 278, no. 447). The work is listed in E.T. Compton’s sales catalog under the number 1707 with the title “Großglockner vom vorderen Bratschenkopf.” [AW]. • An impressive high-Alpine mountain scene from Compton’s late work. • Compton climbed the Großglockner a total of four times, the last time in 1919—the year the painting was created—at the age of 70. • The highest and most striking peak of the Eastern Alps occupies a special place in his oeuvre as a recurring motif. • Like no other, Compton is able to captivate the viewer with this sublime natural spectacle. PROVENANCE: Private collection, Southern Germany. Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (acquired from the above in 2010, Ketterer Kunst). LITERATURE: Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 370th Auction, Oct. 29, 2010, lot 1124 (with color illustration). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 13.18 h +/- 20 min.

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