19th-Century German School, Kitchen Interior With Cat

19th-Century German School, Kitchen Interior With CatThis charming mid 19th century German oil painting depicts a kitchen with chair, cat and various cookware. A creeping tabby moves surreptitiously towards a tempting bowl of milk. A basket of vegetables is tipped over, perhaps by its curiosity. On the wall behind, various coppers hang on nails along with a worn ladle. An old blue shawl is draped over a proud studded chair. This intriguing rustic interior is probably the artists own kitchen. Note the

The young lad is holding a cricket bat and is probably heading back to school

along with Beethoven and several other eminent composers

resulting in its occupation

Mackeprang adopts higher values to convey distance

1863) depicts an artist whistling while strolling through the woods

The painting was created on paper and it seems that it’s been saved at some point by attaching it to board

1905Condition: Artwork presents well

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Over the centuries the composition has varied and in certain versions we see Christ holding an orb in the palm of his hand

a canopy of foliage frames a ‘nut walk’ - a garden path flanked by various nut bushes

An interesting early 20th-century depiction of a blacksmith at work in his forge