Kummer Julius (2 results)

unbound. Wilhelm Heine, Julius Hermann Kummer, and Karl Emil Dopler. (illustrator). View. Original color lithograph with hand coloring. Measures 27 1/4" x 39 1/4". In archival sliver-leaf frame. This 1851 dramatic bird's-eye view of mid-19th century New York City, created by German/American artists Wilhelm Heine, Julius Hermann Kummer, and Karl Emil Dopler, offers a striking depiction of the city as seen from a balloon above Governor's Island. The detailed illustration captures New York's rapid development up Manhattan Island, with the city's frontier visible in the upper thirties and forties, transitioning to country estates and farmland. The Croton Distributing Reservoir is prominently shown just before the landscape fades to the horizon, providing a comprehensive view of the city's growth and its complex waterways. Modern New Yorkers may not recognize the 19th century variant of this beautiful city without the iconic Brooklyn bridge and the Statue of Liberty, both of which would only appear decades later. In the foreground, Castle Garden is depicted still linked to the Battery by a causeway, a connection that would soon be replaced by landfill in 1857. The southern waterfront of Manhattan, including the Battery, is shown with artful shadowing to emphasize areas from Trinity Church to City Hall. This shadowing effect, as if created by passing clouds, darkens parts of the city south of Beaver and Wall Streets, highlighting the contrast with the brighter areas. Brooklyn Heights and Jersey City are also visible to the right and left, framing the view. The engraving was executed by Sigismund Himely after the original drawings by Heine, Kummer, and Dopler. This view is a particularly striking depiction of 19th-century New York, with Manhattan Island dramatically foreshortened showcasing the bustling harbor and the city's vibrant expansion. In Good condition. Framed in an attractive sliver-leaf frame. Sigismond Himely (1801 - 1872) was a Swiss painter, viewmaker, and aquatint engraver active in Paris during the mid-19th century. Born in La Neuveville, Bern, Switzerland, he moved to Paris to study painting with Copley Fielding and Jean-Victor Bertin. He is known for engraving aquatints for English watercolorists and producing historical views, city bird's-eye panoramas, architectural illustrations, and ethnographic images, including rare illustrations of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Julius Hermann Kummer (1817 - 1889) was a landscape painter and lithographer active in the 19th century. Originally working in Dresden, he emigrated to America in 1849 following the Revolution of 1848. In the United States, he initially worked in New York City, Brooklyn, and Boston, where his "Bird's-eye view of Harvard College and Old Cambridge" received mixed reviews. After moving to St. Louis around 1860, Kummer painted scenes of the Plains and Rocky Mountains, including his notable "Twelve Views of the Rocky Mountains". Peter Bernhard Wilhelm Heine (1827-2013 1885) was a German-American artist, world traveler, writer, and officer during the American Civil War. After working as a scene designer and painting instructor in Dresden, Heine fled to New York in 1849 following his participation in the May Uprising. In New York, Heine established his artist studio and reputation. Heine met President Millard Fillmore and Commodore Matthew Perry in Washington and was appointed the official artist for Perry's expedition to Japan.

A fine and large (69 x 99 cm.) bird's-eye view of New York City with Battery Park in the foreground, engraved by Sigismund Himely after Heine, Kummer & Dopley. Framed and glazed (102 x 132 cm.) by John Jones (in 1997). HEINE, Wilhelm (1827-1885), KUMMER Julius, (1817-1869), and DÖPLER (Reps 2659; Stokes, Manhattan Island vol. 3, p. 893.).