"Spring in Campania: A vibrant landscape with cypresses and a young couple"

(1842 Hamburg - 1923 ibid.) "Spring in Campania". Original title A cheerful, harmonious, light-filled landscape with a wide view from a high vantage point over the Campania plain. In the foreground, a picturesque hut with a conical roof, two cypresses rising into the sky, and flowering fruit trees, as well as a young couple and another separate figure. Painted in a bright, pastel color palette and partially with soft brushstrokes, creating an atmospheric landscape. Lutterroth studied from 1864 to 1867 under Oswald Achenbach at the Düsseldorf Academy. From 1868 to 1870, Lutterroth spent time in Rome and undertook study trips throughout Italy. Upon returning to his hometown, he gained a significant reputation as a landscape painter, extending far beyond Hamburg. He received special attention personally from the princely couple Friedrich Wilhelm and Victoria. One of his main themes were Italian landscapes and Venetian motifs. Oil on canvas; signed. Title and inscription "A Lutterroth Hamburg Uhlenhorst" on the reverse. 80.5 cm x 118.5 cm. Framed.