A. Steers (XX), naar Victor Marais-Milton. – De Kardinaal en de Teckel.

Een meesterlijk genrestuk naar de Franse kunstenaar Victor Marais-Milton, van een kardinaal die een teckel een kunstje laat uitvoeren.Zeer gedetailleerd geschilderd en technisch van een hoogstaande kwaliteit.Olieverf op linnen.Gesigneerd: A. Steers.Gedateerd: 1937.Afmetingen excl. lijst: 45x35 cm.Conditie: werk verkeert in zeer goede staat en is voorzien van een fraaie bewerkte lijst.Genre painting made a comeback during the late nineteenth century in France, where eager patrons searched for images reminiscent of another time. Some were also looking for more humorous depictions which lightly poked fun at some established members of society, such as the clerics. Victor Marais-Milton spoke to both audiences, occasionally depicting a stroll in the park, but also finding considerable humor in the life of the clergy. His genre paintings have meticulous sense of detail which imbues them with qualities of reality sufficient to fully document the subtly comical exploits of his subjects.Victor Marais-Milton was born on July 21st, 1872 in Puteaux, located just west of Paris on the Seine River. Early in his career he lived in Paris but later moved to Sèvres where he remained until his death. He studied in the atelier of Jonchère, but has also been linked to Ernest Meissonnier, who by the end of... lees verder bij Catawiki