Johann Georg von Dillis. The unknown etcher. Catalog raisonné

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Catalog raisonné of the prints.
Edited by Michael Roggendorf

Born the son of a forester, Johann Georg von Dillis (1759-1841) achieved an astonishing social rise for his time to become director of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. As a painter, he helped shape landscape painting in Germany around 1800 and is considered the most important representative of the "Munich School". After his death, he was forgotten for a long time. It was only in the second half of the 20th century that he was rediscovered through a series of exhibitions and publications of his watercolors and oil sketches. This book is the first to pay tribute to the artist's graphic works and reproduce them fully illustrated. The complete oeuvre presented here comprises 55 etchings as well as the only known lithograph by Johann Georg von Dillis. With a few exceptions, all works are shown in their original size and are accompanied by information on their size and location in public collections. In addition to a general introductory text, each print is also flanked by a short accompanying text.