{"product_id":"orientreise-des-kaiserpaares-friedrich-perlbergs-jerusalem-aquarell","title":"Kaiser Wilhelm II.'s Trip to Palestine – Friedrich Perlberg's Jerusalem Watercolor","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery rare painting by Friedrich Perlberg – Kaiser Wilhelm II’s journey to Palestine (1898)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eFriedrich Perlberg – Orientalist painter of the German Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very rare \u003cstrong\u003epainting by Friedrich Perlberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, an important \u003cstrong\u003ewatercolorist\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003elandscape painter\u003c\/strong\u003e of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Perlberg, son of the painter \u003cstrong\u003eChristian P.\u003c\/strong\u003e, was \u003cstrong\u003eborn in Nuremberg in 1848\u003c\/strong\u003e and died in \u003cstrong\u003eMunich in 1921\u003c\/strong\u003e. He studied under \u003cstrong\u003eAugust von Kreling\u003c\/strong\u003e and undertook an \u003cstrong\u003eoriental journey to Egypt, Nubia, and the Sudan\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1886, which had a lasting influence on his work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eKaiser Wilhelm II’s journey to Palestine (1898)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the back of the painting is a note reading \u003cstrong\u003e\"Palästina‑Reise Kaiser Wilhelms II.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (Kaiser Wilhelm II's journey to Palestine). From \u003cstrong\u003eOctober 11 to November 26, 1898\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Kaiser traveled through the \u003cstrong\u003eOttoman Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e, including \u003cstrong\u003eConstantinople\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHaifa\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJaffa\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eBethlehem\u003c\/strong\u003e. The highlight of the trip was the \u003cstrong\u003econsecration of the German Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ewatercolor\u003c\/strong\u003e depicted shows the \u003cstrong\u003evisit of the imperial couple\u003c\/strong\u003e and their entourage \u003cstrong\u003ereturning from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem\u003c\/strong\u003e – a moment Wilhelm II later described as an \"uplifting feeling.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eSubject \u0026amp; artistic significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerlberg accompanied the \u003cstrong\u003e1898 Palestine journey\u003c\/strong\u003e personally and created numerous \u003cstrong\u003eorientalist paintings\u003c\/strong\u003e, which are now considered among the most important artistic documents of this historical expedition. The work at hand is a \u003cstrong\u003eparticularly rare example\u003c\/strong\u003e of this series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003cstrong\u003eapprox. 70 × 49 cm (incl. frame)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eCollector relevance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaintings by \u003cstrong\u003eFriedrich Perlberg\u003c\/strong\u003e depicting \u003cstrong\u003eKaiser Wilhelm II’s journey to Palestine\u003c\/strong\u003e are \u003cstrong\u003eextraordinarily rare\u003c\/strong\u003e and highly sought after by collectors of \u003cstrong\u003eGerman Empire memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eorientalist art\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWilhelmine art\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003ehistorical travel imagery\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KAISER WILHELM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52054350168401,"sku":null,"price":2600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/4461\/9089\/files\/01-Friedrich-Perlberg-Kaiserreise-Palaestina-1898.jpg?v=1759779447","url":"https:\/\/www.kaiser-wilhelm.com\/en\/products\/orientreise-des-kaiserpaares-friedrich-perlbergs-jerusalem-aquarell","provider":"KAISER WILHELM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}