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Oil on canvas Amsterdam / Netherlands, around 1910 Heinrich Hermanns (1862-1942) - Painter and lithographer from Dusseldorf Signed lower right 'Heinrich Hermanns' Magnificent ornamental frame Overall dimensions, framed: 90 x 111 cm; stretcher frame: 64 x 84 cm Good condition Provenance: German private collection Heinrich Hermanns is known for his beautiful cityscapes of Amsterdam; comparable artworks fetch more than 14,000 euros at international auctions This is a typical work by the German painter and lithographer Heinrich Hermanns (1862-1942) with a view of an Amsterdam canal. Already during the artist's lifetime, the picturesque depictions of Amsterdam were among his most successful paintings. The present work displays the Gelderskade with a view of the New Market, and it dates back to around 1910. The Impressionist painting especially delights with its vivid scenery, featuring a groups of people on the sidewalks. The impasto painting in muted colours and coherent perspectives centers in the depiction of the bridge on the horizon, which is surmounted by a church tower and the city backdrop. The painting is signed lower right 'Heinrich Hermanns'. The condition is good, showing some signs of age. The colour surface features a slight craquelure and partial paint flaking. Very few, small touch-ups are visible here and there under UV-light. The canvas has been relined; the edges display adhesive tape all around. The frame is in an appealing condition with usual signs of age and wear. The overall dimensions with frame are 90 x 111 cm; the stretcher frame measuring 64 x 84 cm. Heinrich Hermanns (1862-1942) The painter and lithographer Heinrich Hermanns studied at the Dusseldorf Academy with Eugen Dücker. He belongs to the famous Rhine landscape painters of the late 19th and early 20th Century. Together with Olof Jernberg, Eugen Kampf and Helmuth Liesegang, he founded the so-called 'Lucas Club', an association of progressive landscape painters in Dusseldorf around 1890. They primarily revised the traditional artistic style and choice of subjects. Depictions from Northern and Southern Europe were replaced by subjects from the Lower Rhine and Holland, featuring gentle colours and broad brushstrokes. Hermanns undertook extensive study trips to Italy, France, Spain, and the Netherlands. In his early works, he mainly painted Dutch landscapes, and later went on to depict architectural views. Up to the 1920s, Heinrich Hermanns successfully participated in many significant art exhibitions in Germany. His works entered numerous European and American collections. In Germany, his works are exhibited in museums in Aachen, Dusseldorf, Wiesbaden, Weimar, Essen, Bonn, Freiburg, and Karlsruhe, among others.