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Famous Painter Walther Firle Oil on Canvas with Leaf Gold Frame

$10,177.87
£7,523.69
€8,500
CA$13,842.61
A$15,510.57
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NOK 102,482.47
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The present painting comes from the hand of the painter Walther Firle. It was created circa 1884 after a stay of the artist in Holland. In The Hague he saw a group of orphan girls whose pious singing charmed and inspired him to draw. Back in Munich, Firle created the first large works of his sketches and studies. Shown is a young girl in black dresses with white scarves, aprons and open hair, singing here in a room of music sheets, one of them playing the piano. The scene is bathed in a soft morning light shining through the large windows. Oil on canvas Netherlands, circa 1884 Walther Firle (1859-1929) portrait and genre painter Signed lower left "WALTHER FIRLE".
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 54.34 in (138 cm)Width: 43.31 in (110 cm)Depth: 2.76 in (7 cm)
  • Style:
    Biedermeier (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Canvas,Oiled
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    19th Century
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Berlin, DE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2712315201462

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