Hebron (steps to Cave of Patriarchs) / 1890 / Oil on panel / Approx. 24X34 cm / Signed, titled and dated
The artistic style of Gustave Schmalz (b. England, 1856) was wide, embracing historical, literary and biblical subjects, landscapes and portraits. Schmalz Visited Eretz Israel in 1890. This visit, (during which he painted the work presented here), was considered as one of the peaks of his artistic career. Following this visit he created a series of paintings on biblical topics including one of his best known paintings, The Return from Calvary.
Literature: The Art of Herbert Schmalz, by Trevor Blakemore. London, 1911 (enclosed). Photographed on the plate facing page 70.
Provenance: Collection of Miss. Horn, Hambeldon, Hampshire; acquired in 1973 through Neville Orgel, Old Masters Paintings, London.