Lovery humorfully genre scene with a family on boat trip was executed un the end of 19th century by listed German genre and portrait painter Ernst Hader, who was active in Berlin in 19/20 centuries as well as in Swinemünde (1910/1911). The artist exhibited at the Berlin academical exhibitions in 1866 - 1892 with humorous and anecdotal genre paintings, women´s and children´s portraits. In 1896 he appeared at the Berlin International Exhibition und 1906 for the last time - on the Great Berlin Art Exhibition.

Literature: "General Artist´s Lexicon " by Thieme/Becker; Leipzig, 1999; Boetticher "Malerwerke d. 19. Jahrhunderts", 1898.

Inscription: signed lower right., on the reverse of stretcher - original exhibition label with artist´s name and title of the painting in German.

Technique: oil on canvas. Original period frame.

Measurements: unframed w 17 3/4 " x h 13 5/8 " (45 x 34,5 cm), framed w 21 5/8" x h 17 1/2" (55 x 44,5 cm)

Condition: in very good condition,