# Hermann Corrodi artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1844-07-23
- Death date: 1905-01-30
- Nationality: Italian
- Movements: Orientalism
- Common media: oil painting, watercolor, etching

## About Hermann Corrodi

Hermann David Salomon Corrodi (1844–1905) was an Italian painter, watercolorist, and etcher celebrated for his luminous landscapes and Orientalist compositions. Born in Rome into an artistic family, he trained initially under his father Salomon Corrodi before studying landscape painting with the Swiss master Alexandre Calame in Geneva in 1860. He later attended the Accademia di San Luca in Rome from 1866. Corrodi traveled widely throughout the Mediterranean and the Near East, producing views of Egypt, Syria, Turkey, and the Italian coastline that brought him international recognition. His older brother Arnold Corrodi was also a painter. Corrodi's work bridges the tradition of academic European landscape painting and the 19th-century fascination with Orientalist subjects, making his canvases a frequent presence in collections of both Italian and Orientalist art.

## Common works and media

Corrodi is most frequently encountered in oil on canvas, depicting panoramic landscapes, coastal views of the Italian peninsula, Nile-side scenes, Egyptian temple ruins, bustling Near Eastern bazaars, and sun-drenched Mediterranean harbors. He also produced watercolors and etchings, though these appear less often at auction. His compositions are characterized by warm tonal palettes, careful architectural detail, and atmospheric light effects reflecting his academic training under Calame and at the Accademia di San Luca.

## Market and appraisal context

Hermann Corrodi's paintings appear regularly in auctions of 19th-century European and Orientalist art. Key factors in appraisal include the scale of the work, whether the subject is an Orientalist market, temple, or desert scene versus a more standard Italian landscape, the quality of light and detail execution, condition history, and documented provenance. Large-scale exhibition canvases command significantly more than smaller cabinet paintings or watercolors. Attribution should reference the extensive visual record held by the RKD (over 270 documented works). Collectors should verify signatures, compare composition style against museum-held examples, and review condition reports carefully, as Corrodi's popularity has led to occasional workshop or follower attributions on the market.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine researched artist identity from library authority files and museum sources with auction-house records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Hermann Corrodi, identity data is grounded in the Getty ULAN, VIAF, Wikidata, and the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History.

## Sources

- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/18487
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/10603614/
- Getty Research Institute: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500068428
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341635
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_David_Salomon_Corrodi