Germany – Justi, Ferdinand. (1837 – 1907).

Elder’s Advice. / Hessische Trachten-Szene.

Original Gouache. [no place], [c.1870]. Plate Size: 14 cm x 17.5 cm. Sheet Size: 21.6 cm x 32.7 cm. Original 19th century artwork. In excellent condition. Discreet duplicate stamp of ‘Regia Berolin.’ on reverse. Artist’s

Beautiful gouache of a traditional verdant rustic setting in southern Germany. Young maids in traditional dress tread the path to church followed by a young male in the company of a solemn, fatherly pastor.

Ferdinand Justi (2 June 1837 in Marburg, Germany – 17 February 1907 in Marburg) was a German linguist and Orientalist.
He finished his studies of linguistics at the University of Marburg and the University of Göttingen. In 1861 he lived in Marburg, where in 1865 he became associate and in 1869 full professor of comparative linguistics and Germanic philology.
In addition to his academic work, he studied with meticulous precision the life of the Hessian peasants in the last third of the 19th century, especially in the immediate and wider area of Marburg, on which he wrote his observations and described it in countless sketches and watercolors. One of his main themes included buildings, furniture, agricultural implements, and especially costumes, with all its subtleties and accessories. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: 19th Century · Catalogue Four – International Art · Folk Art · German · German Art · Germany · Inanna Modern – Original Art · Original Art · Religion and Art · Religious life · Religious life and customs · Rural life · Signed · Tradition · Vintage
• Inventory Number: 200077AG

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