The Szczecin-born landscape painter Eugen Dekkert lived in Glasgow from 1899 to 1903 and then in St Monance in Scotland. He returned to Germany at the beginning of the 20th century and lived in Dießen am Ammersee from 1914 until 1937, when he finally settled in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Dekkert supplied all the major exhibitions in Germany and England with his landscapes from Scotland, Holland and Italy. Dekkert was strongly influenced by the Hague School, which is particularly evident in his Impressionist style. The “rowing parlour” shows women and boys getting ready to cast off from the jetty in rowing boats. In the summer atmosphere, the action is reflected in bright colours on the lake. Meanwhile, other day trippers stroll along the shore. Works by Eugen Dekkert can be found not only in private collections but also in public collections, such as the Neue Pinakothek in Munich, the Royla Institute of Fine Arts in Glasgow or collections in Saint Louis and Wroclaw.