ARTIST: Heinrich Sperling (Germany, 1844 - 1924)
TITLE: Jack Russell Terrier Dog
YEAR: 1906
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Minor damages to corners. Some scratches/paint losses. Few small inpaintings mostly along edges.
ART SIZE: 24 x 28 inches / 60 x 71 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available)
SIGNATURE: lower right
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
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SKU#: 132029
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BIOGRAPHY:
Heinrich Sperling was a German painter best known for his realistic depictions of animals, most often dogs. Portraying them in both naturalistic and comedic settings, the artist frequently opted to show several animals at once, focusing on their interactions and implied relationships. Many of Sperling's paintings were commissioned portraits of the aristocracy's dogs, though he did occasionally depict the human subject'as seen in Rittmeister von Sydow auf seinem Rennpferde Zietenhusar (1901). Born on March 23, 1844 in Warnkenhagen, Germany, he went on to study painting under fellow German artists Carl Constantin Steffeck and Paul Friedrich Meyerheim, who also specialized in highly detailed animal portraits. Sperling died on June 20, 1924 in Berlin, Germany.