OIL PAINTING European ~ THE MOUSE CATCHER ~ Dated 1887 Framed LISTED ARTIST

Description: Original oil painting by German/Czech painter Karl Krattner (1862-1926). The painting is an oil on mahogany wood panel and is a remarkable character study of self assured young tradesman. The reverse of the painting is labeled for the Ran Gallery, Cincinatti's preeminent gallery for 19th Century artworks, they sold this painting in 1980 and I have the original sale receipt. The oil signed in the upper left and dated 1887. It measures 12 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches, with its period frame it is 20 1/4 x 17 inches. The frame looks to be original and has an old Prague framer's label, it has some chips and dings along the edges but overall is in fine shape, the painting is in excellent condition. Karl Krattner (1862 Smichow, Austria-Hungary - 1926 Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a German-Böhemian painter, art historian, teacher and writer. He was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Krattner studied from 1878 to 1880 and from 1884 to 1888 at the Academy of Arts in Prague. From 1882 to 1884 he continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. Through a scholarship, he was able to take a study trip to Austria, Hungary and Italy. Returning from the trip, he settled in Munich where he painted, married and started a family. In 1891 he returned to Prague and painted portraits and landscapes, In 1910, Krattner was appointed to the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. His works are represented in the National Gallery in Prague and in the Liberec Regional Gallery.

Price: 1850 USD

Location: Brooksville, Florida

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