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About Herman Herzog
Herzog, who lived to be one hundred, began his studies in the Düsseldorf Academy in 1848. Following a trip to Norway, where he discovered the beauties of rugged, untamed landscapes, Herzog came to America and settled in Philadelphia. In 1876 he received an award at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition for Sentinel Rock, Yosemite. Herzog made extensive sketching trips as far as Wyoming, Mexico, Florida and up to Maine. He was interested in depicting different seasons and times of day, and fell under the influence of the Romantics who emphasized the conflict of man and nature. But besides the Sublime, Herzog made picturesque images and was also influenced by the Dutch and Barbizon schools, usually maintaining the tight, Düsseldorf school execution. He did some plein-air landscape painting on small canvases and he was a capable figure, animal and genre painter. Herzog utilized photography, as did Thomas Eakins, Theodore Robinson, and others. The artist’s works were collected by royalty, including Emperor Alexander of Russia and Queen Victoria. |
Paintings by Herman Herzog
| Landscape |
| oil on canvas: 11¼ x 15½ in. |
| signed: lower left |
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| Milford Landscape |
| Graphite on paper, 4 x 6¼ in. |
| Signed on liner & Inscription: lower right: "Milford -M[r].C." |
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