Portrait of a Maltese dog was executed by listed Austrian painter Peter Kolin (1942-2022), who, along with symbolic paintings, also created very real portraits of animals.

Literature: in on-line date base artnet.com; results of auction sales : Dorotheum and others.

Inscription: signed lower right.

Technique: Watercolour, pencil, heightened white/paper, period frame.

Measurements: unframed 12 1/4" x 7 7/8" (31 x 20 cm), framed 14 5/8" x 10 1/4" (37 x 26 cm).

Condition: waterclour is in good condition.