01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART - Interpretation the bible, Paul Rieth's Adam and Eve, with Footnotes - #131

Paul Rieth, Pöszneck 1871 - 1925 Munich

Adam and Eve, also called The Lost paradise

Oil on canvas

162,4 x 168 cm; 64 by 66 ⅛in.

Private collection

Estimated for 5,000 - 20,000 EUR  in March 2023

In a desolate landscape of rocks and brown and red cliffs, with no way to escape, a naked Adam and Eve, marked by the original sin, lament their fate. Rieth has here reduced the narrative to its essentials, without introducing any unnecessary picturesque element, focusing on the guilt and distress of the unfortunate couple, expelled from Earthly Paradise.

Painted with vigour and a sure hand, this work was presented by the artist at the Munich Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1902, where its high pictorial quality came as a surprise, since Paul Rieth was better known for his illustrations in a smaller format. More on this painting

Paul Rieth ( born June 16, 1871 in Pößneck , Thuringia; † May 15 , 1925 in Munich ) was a painter and draftsman . Paul Rieth distinguished himself through his depiction of sophisticated social life in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century.

In his lifetime, Paul Rieth was mainly known as a draftsman and illustrator. He had a crucial role in Jügend, the most important journal of the Munich Secession. From 1899, he was its principal illustrator, producing 607 drawings and 59 front covers.

Trained at the arts academy in Munich (Akademie der Bildenden Künste, München) under Max von Widnmann and Ludwig von Löfftz, Paul Rieth continued to paint, despite being busily employed at Jügend. More on Paul Rieth

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