Nude painting an allegory of spring was executed ca. in 1890 by good-listed German genre artist Otto Lingner (born 1856 Kolberg). He studied at the Art Academy in Berlin in 1877-1881 by Thumann, Knille and M.Michael, in 1883-1887 worked as decoration painter with Genre and allegorical subjects in Bremen and Hamburg . Since 1887 he settled in Berlin again.A few auction results of works by Lingner see on our additional images.

Bibliography: Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler".

Inscription: signed lower left.

Technique: oil on canvas. Original Art Nouveau wood frame.

Measurements: unframed w 26 1/2" x h 38 1/2" (67,5 x 98 cm), framed 34 1/4" x 45 1/4" (87 x 115 cm)

Condition: in good condition.