Little Helper By Hermann Pistor (german, 1832-after 1866 Berlin)
Artist: Hermann Pistor
This charming scene with a young assistant was painted in 1873 by Hermann Pistor (1832 Neustrelitz – after 1866 Berlin), a listed German genre and portrait painter.
The artist studied at the Dresden Academy (1850–1851) and in Frankfurt am Main under Jak. Becker. He settled in Berlin in 1866. The Frankfurt am Main city collection includes another genre painting by this artist.
Bibliography (in German): Lexicon of Artists by Thieme/Becker; Kunst und Künstler in Frankfurt am Main by Weizsäcker and Dessoff, 1909; catalogue of the Berlin Academy Art Exhibition, 1866.
Inscription: signed and dated 1873 lower right; Metal plaque bearing the artist's name, affixed to the original frame.
Technique: oil on wood, original gilt frame.
Dimensions: without frame, width 24 x height 17 cm; with frame, width 34.5 x height 27.5 cm.
Condition: very good.
The artist studied at the Dresden Academy (1850–1851) and in Frankfurt am Main under Jak. Becker. He settled in Berlin in 1866. The Frankfurt am Main city collection includes another genre painting by this artist.
Bibliography (in German): Lexicon of Artists by Thieme/Becker; Kunst und Künstler in Frankfurt am Main by Weizsäcker and Dessoff, 1909; catalogue of the Berlin Academy Art Exhibition, 1866.
Inscription: signed and dated 1873 lower right; Metal plaque bearing the artist's name, affixed to the original frame.
Technique: oil on wood, original gilt frame.
Dimensions: without frame, width 24 x height 17 cm; with frame, width 34.5 x height 27.5 cm.
Condition: very good.
1 500 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Oil painting on wood
Width: 34,5
Height: 27,5
Reference (ID): 1671962
Availability: In stock
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