Hamburg harbour with St. Michaelis
Willy Stöwer (Wolgast 1864 - Berlin 1931)
Lot-No. 203
Proceeds : 400 €
Gouache, 15 x 10 cm, lo. r. signed Willy Stöwer, lo. le. inscribed Hamburg. - German marine painter and illustrator. S. worked among others on commission of emperor Wilhelm II, who was one of the greatest admirers of the artist and whom Stöwer accompanied on several cruises. S.'s. depiction of the sinking of the Titanic is still being reproduced. In 1907 he was made professor. Lit.: Boetticher, Thieme-Becker a. others.
Willy Stöwer: Hamburg harbour with St. Michaelis
Willy Stöwer (Wolgast 1864 - Berlin 1931)
Hamburg harbour with St. Michaelis
Lot-No. 203
Proceeds : 400 €
Gouache, 15 x 10 cm, lo. r. signed Willy Stöwer, lo. le. inscribed Hamburg. - German marine painter and illustrator. S. worked among others on commission of emperor Wilhelm II, who was one of the greatest admirers of the artist and whom Stöwer accompanied on several cruises. S.'s. depiction of the sinking of the Titanic is still being reproduced. In 1907 he was made professor. Lit.: Boetticher, Thieme-Becker a. others.