The painting was purchased from the private collection in Prague through auctonhouse Dorotheum, auction on 22. Mai 2010 , together with another 3 oil paintings by the same author (see item numbers 2026, 2027, ).This genre scene with young fishers on the stonecosat of Black Sea (probably Caucasus or Cremea) , was executed by the author in 1874 during his travells in Caucasus or Balcan . Joseph Berres - Perez (1821- 1912) was Austrian traveller, general and painter, undertook journeys to the Balkans, Russia, Cremea and Caucasus. The artist born 1821 in Lwow/ now Ukraine, as officer and painter lived in Bekesgyula/Hungary long time . 1856 he met young painter Bertanlan Székely in Brassó, 1863 lived in Bekescaba, where recieved acquaintance and later friendship in Paris with Mihaly Munkacsy . 1866 Berres took part as officer in the war again Prussia, 1867 parting from military service as general mayor for continue his study and work as painter. He studied: 1866-1869 at the Art Academy in Munich by Karl Theodor von Piloty , untertook study journeys to Russia, Cremea, Caucasus, Balcan. Since 1869 lived in Vienna, friendship with August von Pettenkofen. Since 1871- member of Viennese artist union "Kuenstlerhaus". Berres created in oil realistic and naturalistic military episodes, hunting , horse paintings , topograhical landscapes and tnographic genre paintings. His works situated in the Province Museum in Linz, in Vienna (Belvedere and Historical City Museum).

Literature: Fr.von Boetticher; . H.Fuchs "Lexicon of austrian artists of 19th century"; Thieme/Becker.

Inscription: unsigned, dated may (18)74 .

Technique: oil on cardboard. Luxuriousy original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 10 3/4 " x h 7 " (27 x 18 cm), framed w 18 1/2 " x h 14 1/2 " (47 x 37 cm)

Condition: in very good condition