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Artist:     Hans Zatzka (Austrian 1859-1945)
Title:     Explanation of love
Item ID   4231
Price:     3800.00 €
   

   
 

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This genre scene with lovers in the park was executed by famous Austrian painter Hans Zatzka ( 1859- Vienna -1945). It was signed by the artist with his famous pseudonym "H.Ballheim" , one of several pseudonyms adopted by the artist Hans Zatzka to circumvent the exclusionary contracts many 19th c. art dealers and galleries compelled their artists to sign. It was not unusual for popular artists to have contracts at various galleries under different names; this enabled them to offer their works in different venues without breaking any legally binding contractual agreements. They were thus afforded the opportunity for more sales. Today his paintings achieve remarkable prices in the international art auction market. Hans Zatzka studied from 1877 to 1882 at Vienna Art Academy by Christian Griepenkerl and Carl von Blaas. Beeing a student at the Academy, he was awarded with a Gold Füger-Medal. As decoration painter he favoured subjects from Wagner´s operas, religious and mythological scenes. Zatzka was very popular for his paintings of pretty girls, allegorical scenes with nymphs and putti,oriental genre paintings and madonnas.

Literature: General artist lexicon (in German) by Thieme/Becker and " Dictionary of Austrian artists " by Prof.H.Fuchs (in German). For detection of artist´s pseudonym see cataloques of different international auctions.

Inscription: signed ligated lower right.

Technique: oil on canvas. Original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 18 1/4 " x h 12 1/3 " (21 x 31,5 cm), framed w 15 1/8" x h 19 1/4 " (38,5 x 49 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.