Lot 192: Johann Hermann Kretzschmer(Pomerania 1811-1890

Johann Hermann Kretzschmer(Pomerania 1811-1890 Berlin) Caravans Threatened by a Sandstorm, signed and dated H. Kretzschmer 1845, Oil on canvas, 28 x 38 cm, framed, small losses to the paint, craquelure, (Rei)See Also: Boetticher, 19th Century Painters, Vol. I,2, p. 799, No. 21,28,29Johann Hermann Kretzschmer: Historical, genre and portrait painter, studied under W. Schadows in Düsseldorf; in 1838 he visited Rome and Sicily, in 1840-41 Greece, Constantinople and Egypt; in 1856 he became a professor; 1864-66 he was commissioned by King Wilhelm to paint the campaigns.