16 komponierte Landschaften aus dem Finslerschen Hause am Kratz

The 'Haus zum Granatapfel' (Kratzgasse 7) in Zurich had been owned by the Finsler family since the second quarter of the 18th century and was demolished in 1880 as part of the urban redevelopment of the neighbourhood between Fraumünster and the lake. Mounted in the 'Gesellschaftssaal of the Künstlergüetli' in 1888 with a contribution from the Friesian legacy. 79 panels, all oil on wood:19 composed landscapes as wall panneaux, Inv. 475 a-q (16 panels) and 60 panels with ornaments and garlands, inv. 477 a-aa (26 panels). The landscape paintings show, among other things, a farmstead, a waterfall between rocks, an inn with a pergola next to a river landscape and offer a rococo view of the tradition of Dutch landscape painting of the Golden Age. Source