Dalmatian Chasing a Pheasant

JOHANN ELIAS RIDINGER (GERMAN, 1698-1767)

Erscheinungsdatum: 1743

Beschreibung

JOHANN ELIAS RIDINGER (GERMAN, 1698-1767) Dalmatian Chasing a Pheasant Pen and brown ink and brown and grey wash over traces of black chalk within black ink framing lines, indented for transfer and reddened on the verso, for transfer on paper Signed and dated in pen and brown ink, lower right: Joh. Elias Ridinger. del. 1743. mense. Jan: and bears numbering in pen and brown ink, verso: No716. This drawing appears to relate to the print recorded in the catalogue raisonne by Thienemann, no. 274, p. 68 Mount size: 12 ¾ x 11 ¾ in. Drawing size: 11 7/8 x 10 ¾ in. Johann Elias Ridinger was one of the leading draughtsmen and printmakers in Germany in the 18th-century. Born in Ulm in 1698, Johann s father was a scribe who modeled small equestrian and ani-mal figures in his spare time. His formal artistic training began with the painter Christopher Re-sch. Later, he moved to Augsburg, where he was mentored by animal and still-life painter Johann Falch who emphasized studying from nature. In 1719, he worked with Wolff Freiherr von Metter-nich, who became a close acquaintance and a patron. Ridinger joined Metternich in Regensburg, where he witnessed hunting first-hand and observed horses at the riding school. In 1722, he re-turned to Augsburg, where he studied under painter and engraver Georg Phillip Rugendas. Late in his career, in 1759, he became the director of the Augsburg City Academy. This lively composition is deftly executed in pen, with various lines used to differentiate between the textures of leaves, rocks, and bark. Layers of gray and brown wash indicate shade and suggest distance. The artist s knowledge of animal anatomy and movement is evident in the range of poses he selected for his hilly landscape. Our drawing is similar in scale and execution to Ridinger s Stags in a Landscape in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection, which the museum acquired in 1974. Loca: 6.3B.D11. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers AP00030

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Dalmatian Chasing a Pheasant

Erscheinungsdatum: 1743

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Fine

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers