Rare genre painting with a small girl and her friends was created in the 19 century by most renown Austrian and one of the best international animalist painters Carl Reichert (1836 Vienna - 1918 Graz). His works are in the important animalistic collections around of the world.
He was a son of painter Heinrich Reichert and brother of Prague theater painter Heinrich Reichert . Studied at the Drawing Academy in Graz by J.Tunner and E.C. Moser , later by J.Kuwasseg. From 1866 till 1876 he lived in Munich and Rome. Here he worked with Anton Romako and Johann Passini. From 1869 to 1910 he lived in Vienna , where were created his best dogs and cats genre paintings. Since 1874 - Member of Vienna Artist Union "Künstlerhaus". Other works by C.Reichert see under item numbers : 928; 940; 964; 1043; 2338, 3027; 3259.
Inscription: signed lower right
Technique: oil on wood panel , original period gold-plated frame
Measurements: unframed w 15 1/5" x h 12 " ( 38,5 x 30,5 cm ) , framed 19 1/2" x 16 1/3" ( 49,5 x 41,5 cm )
Condition : very good
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