Riviera di Levante: The Coast near Sestri Levante, August Alfred Noack
August Alfred Noack
Riviera di Levante: The Coast near Sestri Levante
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August Alfred Noack

Riviera di Levante: The Coast near Sestri Levante, ca. 1870


Blatt
21.6 x 27.8 cm
Karton
30.1 x 36.6 cm
Physical Description
Albumen print mounted on cardboard
Inventory Number
St.F.689
Acquisition
Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century
Status
On display, Department of Prints and Drawings Exhibition Gallery

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About the Work

Alfred Noack completed artistic training in Dresden before emigrating to Italy in the late 1850s. After four years in Rome, he opened a photo studio in Genoa which served him as a base for explorations of the Ligurian Riviera. Here he captured the Sestri Levante section of the coast, a popular holiday destination, in a photo composed in painting-like manner. The splendid agave blossom in the foreground leads the gaze from lower left to upper right, close up to far away. By reducing the depth of field after the manner of traditional landscape painting, Noack has achieved a suggestive atmospheric image. This effect is further enhanced by the path alluded to at the lower left, which prompts the viewers to stroll through the Mediterranean landscape themselves—at least in their imaginations.

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Title
Riviera di Levante: The Coast near Sestri Levante
Photographer
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Albumen print mounted on cardboard
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Bezeichnet recto unten rechts in der Fotografie: Handschriftlich: 6896.
Bezeichnet recto unten links auf der Fotografie: Druckschriftzeile: RIVIERA DI LEVANTE. SESTRI
Bezeichnet recto unten rechts auf der Fotografie: Druckschriftzeile: A. NOACK. GENOVA.

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

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Last update

24.11.2023