This humorful circus scene executed by Austrian good listed painter, graphic artist and composer Erhard Amadeus-Dier (second name Amadeus) , born in 1893 Vienna , died in 1969 Klosterneuburg-Weidling. He studied at the Staatsgewerbeschule Vienna , then at the Academy of Arts (by J. Jungwirth) and 1 year for music study . Since 1921-member of Viennese Art Union " Künstlerhaus". Travells : 1931-37 Switzerland, 1938 Praque, Spain und Italy. 1938-43 in Germany: 1939-42 als Chief-Designer by the Rosenthal-Porzellain manufacture in Berlin, nearby also as illustrator for different magazines Zss. (publisher Westermann; Velhagen & Klasing; Belvedere). Since 1945 worked in Austria again. 1946 Prof. und Prize of Austrian Nat.-Bank ; 1949 Golden honor medal of Viennese " Künstlerhaus" ; 1955 Prize of the Austrian Art Inst. . Besides paintings with allegorical, genre and old testment motives , also designs for bank notes, exlibris, tapestery, gobelins . Also he was active as composer. (cinema-music).

WORKS MÜNCHEN, Stadtverwaltung; Legende vom Turmbau zu Babel; Legende von der glücklichen Laune zu jeder Zeit. ST. GALLEN, Kunstmus.: portrait of C. von Tschudi. WIEN, Albertina. – Niederösterr. Landesmus. – Österr. Gal. – Stadtmus.: Selbstbildnis. – Priv.Slg Dr. Lauda: Legende von Wien. – Wohnhäuser an der Boschstraße – Halteraugasse – Kreilplatz sowie Trazerberg – Schrutkagasse: Außenwandgestaltung (Mosaik), 1956 und 1957. – Kirche Maria Lourdes: Glasmalerei, 1961.

Literature: Prof. H.Fuchs "Die Österreichische Maler des 19 und 20 Jahrhunderts", Vienna, 1975

Inscription: signed lower left.

Technique: watercolour on paper on original period frame .

Measurements: image w 11 1/4" x h 8 5/6" ( 28,5 x 22,5 cm); framed w 18 2/3" x 16 1/3" (47,5 x 41,5 cm)

Condition: in very good condition