Gorgeous Florida landscape by German American artist Hermann Herzog, signed H. Herzog, lower right, oil on canvas. Painting is relined and in excellent condition. Overall size: 23 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.Sight size: 14 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.Hermann Herzog was known for his landscapes and seascapes as well as many views of Norway. He was prominent during his lifetime, and among his collectors were Queen Victoria and Czar Alexander II.He was born in Bremen, Germany, and, intrigued by the potential offered by America, he emigrated to the United States when he was in his late 20s and settled in Philadelphia. He was fascinated by the variety of the landscape and traveled widely in the East, West, and in the mid 1970s to Mexico. He also made many trips to Florida where he visited his son, Herman Jr., a chemist in Gainesville, and painted the exotic landscape with towering palm trees. There bright yellows, sky blues, and cool greens entered his work, defining the sun-drenched, tropical environment.Herzog is a prolific painter who is known to have painted well over 1,000 canvases. He was not a recorder of specific places; rather his paintings are artistic experiments in capturing the changing effects of light and atmosphere and varieties of terrain.