CARL ROBERT KUMMER 1810 Dresden - 1889 Ibid. In the 'Cintra' mountains near Lisbon, 1859 Oil on cardboard. 28 x 45 cm (F. 36.5 x 54 cm). Verso: on label on panel by the artist handwritten indicated, titled and dated 'Rob: Kummer. Cintrageb. v. Lissabon 1859'. Min. damaged, min. rest. Frame. In 1859 Carl Robert Kummer accompanied Prince George, who later became King George of Saxonia, on his honeymoon to Portugal. He was supposed to paint the home country of the bride, Mary Anne of Portugal, in the most lovely views. From Lisbon he mostly undertook tours to the northwestern region of Sintra. 'Having painted many of his Scottish landscapes in particular atmospheres, the artist`s preference for special lighting and cloudy skies was still evident in Portugal'. According to Elisabeth Nüdling it was foremost his impressions of the Sintra mountains that made the artist paint spectacular light-effects. In the Portuguese landscapes, Kummer`s interest for atmospheric phenomenons reached a peak. (E. Nüdling: Carl Robert Kummer. Ein Dresdner Landschaftsmaler zwischen Romantik und Realismus, Petersberg 2008, p. 121 ff.) Dresdner Landschaftsmaler zwischen Romantik und Realismus, Petersberg 2008, S. 121 ff.) Provenance: Rhenish private collection.