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    • Johannes Louis Wensel (Mölln 1825 - Berlin 1899). The German Emin Pascha Expedition at the foot of Mount Kenya.
      May. 07, 2022

      Johannes Louis Wensel (Mölln 1825 - Berlin 1899). The German Emin Pascha Expedition at the foot of Mount Kenya.

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      Oil/canvas, 41,5 x 67 cm, lo. le. sign. J. L. Wensel pinxt, min. rest. - The German doctor and explorer Eduard Schnitzer (1840-1892) had administered territories in East Africa under his name Emin Pasha for many years on behalf of the Egyptian government. After the Mahdi uprising cut him off from communication with Europe, two rescue expeditions were sent from there in 1889, led by Morton Stanley in England and Carl Peters in Germany. Both Stanley and Peters found Emin Pasha safe and sound in his domain. The painting shows Carl Peters' camp on the Leikipia Plateau at the foot of Mount Kenya. Peters himself is standing in the foreground on the riverbank. Handwritten notes by the artist are available on the motif and its details. - Literature: The painting is published in: R. Wrede: Das geistige Berlin, I, 1897, p. 568. It is also mentioned in the Weilbach dictionary of Danish artists. - Provenance: In the artist's possession until his death; most recently private collection Schleswig-Holstein. - German landscape and figure painter. Wensel studied at the Copenhagen Academy in 1851-54 and worked as a flower painter at the Royal Porcelain Manufactory there. He subsequently lived in London, Italy and Switzerland. In 1871 he settled in Hamburg, then in 1878 finally in Berlin, where he was successful as a portrait painter. Mus.: Berlin, Ratzeburg. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Weilbach.

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    • Johannes Louis Wensel (Mölln 1825 - Berlin 1899). Ophelia.
      Sep. 25, 2021

      Johannes Louis Wensel (Mölln 1825 - Berlin 1899). Ophelia.

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      Oil/canvas, 74 x 59 cm, lo. ri. and on the reverse sign. J. L. Wensel pinxt, unframed. - Literature: The painting is published in: Das geistige Berlin, I, 1897, p. 568. - Provenance: In the artist's possession until his death; most recently private collection Schleswig-Holstein. - German landscape and figure painter. Wensel studied at the Copenhagen Academy in 1851-54 and worked as a flower painter at the Royal Porcelain Manufactory there. He subsequently lived in London, Italy and Switzerland. In 1871 he settled in Hamburg, then in 1878 finally in Berlin, where he was successful as a portrait painter. Mus.: Berlin, Ratzeburg. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Weilbach.

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    • Johannes Louis Wensel (Mölln 1825 - Berlin 1899). The German Emin Pascha Expedition at the foot of Mount Kenya.
      Sep. 25, 2021

      Johannes Louis Wensel (Mölln 1825 - Berlin 1899). The German Emin Pascha Expedition at the foot of Mount Kenya.

      Est: -

      Oil/canvas, 41,5 x 67 cm, lo. le. sign. J. L. Wensel pinxt, min. rest. - The German doctor and explorer Eduard Schnitzer (1840-1892) had administered territories in East Africa under his name Emin Pasha for many years on behalf of the Egyptian government. After the Mahdi uprising cut him off from communication with Europe, two rescue expeditions were sent from there in 1889, led by Morton Stanley in England and Carl Peters in Germany. Both Stanley and Peters found Emin Pasha safe and sound in his domain. The painting shows Carl Peters' camp on the Leikipia Plateau at the foot of Mount Kenya. Peters himself is standing in the foreground on the riverbank. Handwritten notes by the artist are available on the motif and its details. - Literature: The painting is published in: R. Wrede: Das geistige Berlin, I, 1897, p. 568. It is also mentioned in the Weilbach dictionary of Danish artists. - Provenance: In the artist's possession until his death; most recently private collection Schleswig-Holstein. - German landscape and figure painter. Wensel studied at the Copenhagen Academy in 1851-54 and worked as a flower painter at the Royal Porcelain Manufactory there. He subsequently lived in London, Italy and Switzerland. In 1871 he settled in Hamburg, then in 1878 finally in Berlin, where he was successful as a portrait painter. Mus.: Berlin, Ratzeburg. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Weilbach.

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    • Johannes Louis Wensel (German, 1825-1899) Portrait of a young woman holding a bunch of roses 41 x 31in.
      Mar. 06, 2018

      Johannes Louis Wensel (German, 1825-1899) Portrait of a young woman holding a bunch of roses 41 x 31in.

      Est: £300 - £500

      Johannes Louis Wensel (German, 1825-1899) oil on canvas Portrait of a young woman holding a bunch of roses signed and dated 1860 41 x 31in.

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    • Johannes Louis Wensel (German 1825-1899) Portrait of a seated lady holding garden flowers, 42 x 32in.
      Sep. 05, 2013

      Johannes Louis Wensel (German 1825-1899) Portrait of a seated lady holding garden flowers, 42 x 32in.

      Est: £300 - £500

      Johannes Louis Wensel (German 1825-1899) oil on canvas, Portrait of a seated lady holding garden flowers, signed and dated 1869, 42 x 32in.

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    • Johannes Louis Wensel (German, 1825-1899)
      Mar. 13, 2013

      Johannes Louis Wensel (German, 1825-1899)

      Est: £500 - £700

      Portrait of a lady signed and dated 'J.L.Wensel/Pinxit 1863' (centre right) oil on canvas 106 x 81cm (41 3/4 x 31 7/8in).oval

      Bonhams
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