Rosen, Paul Gerhard von (1856 –1927). Pines in Dunes. (1917)

Watercolour on paper, “Pines in Dunes” is an exquisite work created by Paul Gerhard von Rosen in 1917. Measuring 24.5 x 32.5 cm, it features the artist’s signature, G. Rosen, in the lower right corner and is marked with the number 569 in the lower left. Rosen’s study at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1972-78) and Düsseldorf Academy of Arts (1983-86) under professor E. Dücker significantly shaped his artistic journey. Living in Riga from 1891-1919, Baron Rosen taught at the Polytechnic Institute of Riga, where he served as an assistant professor and later a full professor. In 1919, he traveled to Germany, continuing his contribution to the art world as a liberal painter in St. Petersburg and the Baltic region.