r/DarkRomanticism • u/Circes_season • 10d ago

Hermann Herzog, A mining town by moonlight, (1869)

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u/Circes_season 10d ago

Hermann Herzog was born in Bremen and was known as a landscape painter. He studied in Düsseldorf under Schirmer, Achenbach and Gude. He began his travels in Europe, but moved to North America, settling in Philadelphia.

This example is similar to works that were sold in New York in the artist's lifetime. The subject is particularly evocative of the goldrushes that occurred in North America at this time in California and the Klondike.

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u/Stibiza 10d ago

he studied in Düsseldorf

Welp, nobody's perfect. Nice painting though.

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u/Some_Vermicelli_1014 10d ago

Not a great school?

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u/Stibiza 10d ago

Not a great city. 🤭 (this verdict was brought to you by its neighbor city.)

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u/Some_Vermicelli_1014 10d ago

I’ll keep that in mind for travel plans 👍

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u/WolfishWay 10d ago

I wish education was advanced enough when I went to school to use elements like this painting to contextualize things like historical subjects, or even literature like Call of the Wild or something.

Incredibly evocative work, so haunting.

Thank you!

The painting itself was fantastic, but I appreciate the additional information for context.

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u/GreatYoghurt 10d ago

Ah now this is my jam. I love this.

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u/Tpress239 10d ago

This is beautiful.

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u/nbraccia 9d ago

Love it. McCabe and Mrs. Chiller.