Lovely dog painting by good listed Hungarian genre and animal painter Gabrielle (Gabriella) Rainer-Istvanffy, she was born 1877 in Budapest, Hungary. The artist´s speciality was pets, whom she painted with great devotion.

Literature: (in German) Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künsler.." ;"(in Hungarian) Dr.Szabo-Kalai " Lexicon of Hungarian Artists", Budapest, 1997; Saur AKL (allgemeines Künstlerlexikon).

Inscription: signed lower right.

Technique: oil on canvas/cardboard. Original period frame.

Measurements: unframed w 10 2/3" x h 8 2/3" ( 27 x 22 cm), framed w 18 3/4" x h 16 3/4" (47,5 x 42,5 cm)

Condition: in very good condition, professionally cleaned.