CARL FRIEDRICH SEIFFERT (1809-1891)
Piz Bernina (4, 049 m- 13, 283ft)
Switzerland - Italy border
In View of the Lago di Poschiavo with the Bernina Range, 1859 Oil on canvas, 50.5 x 87 cm Private collection
The mountain
Piz Bernina or Pizzo Bernina (4, 049m- 13, 283ft) is the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps, the highest point of the Bernina Range, and the highest peak in the Rhaetian Alps. It is located south of Pontresina and near the major Alpine resort of St. Moritz, in the Engadin valley with the massif partially in Italy. The mountain can be seen from different viewpoints with the use of ski-lifts from Diavolezza, Piz Corvatsch or Piz Nair. It is also the most easterly mountain higher than 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in the Alps, the highest point of the Swiss canton of Graubünden, and the fifth-most prominent peak in the Alps. The minor summit (4,020 m -13,190 ft) known as La Spedla is the highest point in the Italian Lombardy region. The mountain was named after the Bernina Pass in 1850 by Johann Coaz, who also made the first ascent. The prefix Piz comes from the Romansch language in Graubünden; any mountain with that name can be readily identified as being located in southeastern Switzerland.
The painter
Not a lot of informations about the german academic painter Carl Seiffert specialized in mountains of Switzerland and Italy, His work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from $445 USD to $9,530 USD depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2017 the record price for this artist at auction is $9,530 USD for Blick über die Ruinen des Amphitheaters von Taormina auf Sizilien auf den Ätna, sold at Bassenge in 2017 which one of his most famous.
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