01 Work, Interpretations of Olympian deities, August Groh's Diana hunting, with footnotes #40

GROH, A.(1871 Neckarsteinach - 1944 ebd.)

Diana hunting, c. 1898

Oil on canvas

Private collection

Sold for 5500.00 € in March 2023

The goddess with her entourage hunting a deer that flees into the water on a rocky cliff!

Diana is a goddess in Roman and Hellenistic religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside, hunters, crossroads, and the Moon. She is equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, and absorbed much of Artemis' mythology early in Roman history, including a birth on the island of Delos to parents Jupiter and Latona, and a twin brother, Apollo, though she had an independent origin in Italy.

Diana was originally considered to be a goddess of the wilderness and of the hunt, a central sport in both Roman and Greek culture.] Early Roman inscriptions to Diana celebrated her primarily as a huntress and patron of hunters. More on Diana

August Groh (born February 23 , 1871 in Neckarsteinach ; died there in 1944 ) was a German painter . He was a professor at the Karlsruhe School of Applied Arts and the Baden State School of Art .

Groh studied from 1888 to 1900 at the Academy in Karlsruhe with Gustav Schönleber. He was a professor at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Karlsruhe and in 1920 was accepted at the Landeskunstschule as a professor for figure drawing . Also active as a book illustrator , for example in 1898 for the German first edition of Kipling's Jungle Book. He was a member of the senate of the Karlsruhe Art Academy. Until 1924 he taught monumental painting and poster art. On May 1, 1924, he was retired and his class was disbanded due to austerity measures. He then worked as a freelance artist. More on August Groh

A private collection is a privately owned collection of works (usually artworks) or valuable items. In a museum or art gallery context, the term signifies that a certain work is not owned by that institution, but is on loan from an individual or organization, either for temporary exhibition or for the long term. This source is usually an art collector, although it could also be a school, church, bank, or some other company or organization.  More on Private collection

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