Lot 100: LUDWIG THIERSCH

LUDWIG THIERSCH GERMAN 1825 - 1909 PORTRAIT OF GYSIS inscribed, signed and dated 1865 lower left oil on canvas 40 by 34.5cm., 15¾ by 13¾in.

Nelli Missirli, Gysis, Athens, 1996, p. 338, illustrated
Manos Stefanidis, Ellinomouseo, vol. B, Athens, 2009, p. 82, illustrated

Private Collection, Athens

This rare portrait of Gysis, with determined gaze, prominent cheek bones and aquiline nose, is testament to Thiersch's friendship with the artist. At the age of 27, Thiersch had spent 3 years in Greece with his father, and he later painted frescoes for the Greek church in Vienna. A member of the Academies of Saint Petersburg and Berlin, Thiersch was born and died in Munich, where Gysis was one of the most prominent painters.