Oil on canvas
Germany, 1890
G. Hugo Kotschenreiter (1854-1908) – German genre painter and illustrator
Signed and dated upper left ‘G. HKotschenreiter 90’
On verso with the label of Gallery T. Richardson & Co., London
In gold painted ornament frame
Dimensions: 41.5 x 29 cm
Good condition
Genre scene from the Upper Bavarian folk life, typical for the artist; the auction record for a painting by Hugo Kotschenreiter is currently set at more than €22,000

Folk scenes from the Upper Bavarian life are the specialty of the German artist. Also in the present painting such a genre piece is shown. At a wine barrel, an old man is sitting with a large pipe in his hand. A glass of wine in front of him. Amused he listens to a young, pretty woman who whispers something in his ear. The scene is finely and detailed executed in thin paint application thus gets a special presence.

The painting is signed and dated upper left ‘G. HKotschenreiter 90’. On verso there is a label of the Gallery T. Richardson & Co., London. The painting shows occasional small touch-ups and minor framing traces. Overall the condition is good. The frame is in good condition with slight signs of wear. The painting measures 41.5 x 29 cm. The framed dimensions are 63 x 51 cm.

G. Hugo Kotschenreiter (1854-1908)

Hugo Kotschenreiter, born in Hof, studied initially architecture at the Nuremberg School of Applied Arts from 1869 to 1871. But in 1872 he moved to the Munich Academy, to study painting until 1880. His teachers were the history painters Alexander von Wagner and Karl von Piloty. From 1875 on Kotschenreiter often exhibited in the Munich Glaspalast. He also took part in exhibitions in Berlin and Vienna. He became famous for his depictions of the Upper Bavarian folk life that he was able to charge humorously. He also created interiors and character studies in cultured virtuoso coloring, which he never showed publicly during his lifetime. (fea)

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