Max Pietschmann (1865 Dresden-1952 Niederpoyritz, Dresden)
Sea Nymphe (Nereid) study for the monumental painting of 1892 "Der Fischzug des Polyphem" ["The Catch (or Draught/Draft or Haul) of Polyphemus" or "Polyphemus Fishing"]
1891
oil on canvas mounted on cardboard
framed in a gray-black wooden frame
34,2 x 36,2 cm (painting); 35 x 36,9 cm (cardboard); 43,5 x 45,5 cm (frame)
signed and dated "M. Pietschmann 1891" bottom right
The Daulton Collection
Condition: The corners of the picture support are slightly bumped. Paint layer in the upper right and lower right corner area has yellowish spots; additional very small spots on the picture surface. Verso has small lesions.
Discussion:
The figure in our study appears in the lower right background of the finished painting.
