A Couple In Love On The Venetian Pier By Franz Leo Ruben (1842 - 1920), Attributed

This masterly genre scene with a loving couple on the Venetian pier has been attributed, due to the very similar composition, manner and comparison with his other works (see our additional images), to the hand of the famous Austrian painter Franz Leo Ruben (Prague, 1842 - Munich 1920).

Eldest son of the above; studied from 1859 to 1867 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna as a pupil of his father. After receiving the Reichel Prize (1869), Ruben went to Rome and, after a short stay in Vienna, to Venice in 1874, which he did not leave until the outbreak of war in 1914. His paintings mainly show life in Venice. From 1870 he was a member of the Vienna Association of Fine Arts, having participated in their exhibitions since 1868. R., who was awarded a medal at the World Exhibition in Vienna (1873) and in Munich (1883), was an honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice.
Literature: Dictionary of Austrian Painters of the 19th Century by Dr. H. Fuchs, Vienna 1972; ThB XXIX, 1935, 137; Toman II, 1950
Inscription: unsigned.
Technique: oil on canvas. Original period gilt frame.
Dimensions: unframed w 18" x h 23 5/8" (45.5 x 60 cm), framed w 24" x h 29 7/8" (61 x 76 cm)
Condition: in very good condition.