Georg Höhn - Snow Landscape With Houses And People Near A River

Georg HÖHN Neustrelitz, 1812 – Dessau, 1879 Oil on canvas 67 x 97 cm (89 x 120 cm with the frame) Signed lower left “Hohn p.” 19th century gilded wood frame Georg Höhn is a 19th century German landscape painter, from the Romantic era. He attended the Berlin Academy from 1828 to 1831 then entered the studio of Karl Blechen. In 1838, his painting presented at the Berlin art exhibition, “A Monastery Courtyard”, was purchased by the Prussian King Frederick William III. His favorite subjects are oak landscapes in Germany, animated by people or big game (Höhn was an experienced hunter). Some large landscapes are views of the Dessau region. A painting by Höhn “An Oak Forest in Winter” near Dessau is kept in the National Gallery in Berlin.