The Düsseldorf landscape painter Carl Irmer travelled to Sylt seven times between 1873 and 1887 alone, often accompanied by his painter friend Eugène Dücker. This painting, which captures the mood at the close of a day with immense sensitivity and devoid of pathos, was produced in his home studio and not directly on site. The full moon ascends in the evening firmament, bathing the gently rising dune landscape in a soft light. Sheep grazing in the heaths help the viewer to comprehend the wide exp...
Signatur: C. Irmer., unten rechts, handschriftlich
Kunsthandel, Deutschland (bis 2015); MKdW (2015).
Silke Tofahrn: Carl Irmer, in: Mensch und Meer. Düsseldorfer Malerschule in der Dr. Axe-Stiftung, Berlin 2014 Ausst.-Kat. Kunstkabinett der Dr. Axe-Stiftung, Bonn, Petersberg 2014, S. 98f. Ulrich Schulte-Wülwer: Irmer, Carl, in: Ders.: Sylt in der Malerei, Heide 1996, S. 64f.