German School Arnulf De Bouché The Spanish Dancer XX Century

Oil on canvas in a gilded frame by the German painter Arnulf de Bouché, depicting a Spanish dancer. Signed lower right A. De and subsequently barely legible; on the back is the full text "A de Bouché 1913 Spanierin" (see photo).
Overall dimensions 59 x 48,5 x 4 cms.

Arnulf de Bouché (born July 6, 1872, in Munich; died March 25, 1945, in Langkampfen) was a German painter of nudes, genre scenes, and still lifes. Son of the glass painter Karl de Bouché (1845–1920), he received his first painting lessons from his father and then, starting November 2, 1863, studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. The primary subject of his works were female nudes, often set in an oriental setting. From 1901 onwards, he exhibited his works at the Glass Palace in Munich, and in 1914 he participated in the Great Art Exhibition in Berlin. Some of his works are present in German museum collections, such as the 1912 self-portrait exhibited at the Nuremberg Municipal Museum, but most of his paintings ended up in private collections.