Music Lesson By Leonardo Gasser (italian, 1831-after 1892)

This musical genre scene was created by Leonardo Gasser (1831 Florence – after 1892), an Italian genre and portrait painter of the Belle Époque. 
Leonardo Gasser studied there under Michele Gordigiani and soon joined the artistic circle of the Florentine Caffè Michelangiolo. Leonardo Gasser probably left Florence in the late 1860s to live abroad. Leonardo Gasser's works were shown at exhibitions in Turin, Milan, and Genoa until 1892.

Literature: Artists' glossaries: Thieme/Becker; Saur (both in German), Comanducci (in Italian).
Inscription: Signed lower left.
Medium: Oil on canvas, mounted on fiberboard, original period gilt frame.
Dimensions: Unframed: 30 x 40 cm (W 11 7/8 in x H 15 3/4 in), Framed: 39.5 x 50 cm (15 1/2 in x 19 3/4 in).
Condition: Very good.