Benno Fischer, Portrait Of A Seated Gentleman

Benno Fischer, Portrait Of A Seated GentlemanThis charming early 19th century oil painting by German artist Benno Fischer (1828 1865) depicts a seated gentleman wearing a black suit, white shirt, white waistcoat, and black bow tie. Hes holding a pair of white gloves. Hailing from Dresden, Fischer was an academy trained painter of history, genre and portraits. Working during a period of stability and emerging wealth, he became popular with the rising middle classes who sought to decorate their

skilfully conveys her captivating spirit and gregarious energy

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 21½” x 25” / 55cm x 64cmYear of creation: 1834Condition: Artwork presents well

The painting is signed in the lower left and housed within a later frame

The dunes at Conway

his artistic pursuits continued to be his true passion

So could this young man be an aspiring artist

Cox was a masterful colourist

Apparently unsigned and held within a later frame

Her exquisitely fine works in watercolour often depicted fashionable society ladies - each carrying life and buoyancy – as if the sitter was caught off-guard at a candid moment

It’s a symphony of harmonious tones laid down with short impressionistic marks

including at the Doge's Palace

520 achieved for ‘Sunset Over The Pond’ at an auction in 1998