Sale: 431 / Art of the 19th Century, May 25. 2016 in Munich Lot 31

 

31
Emil Rau
Rast des Jägers auf der Alm, 1919.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 4,000 / $ 4,320
Sold:
€ 8,125 / $ 8,775

(incl. surcharge)
Rast des Jägers auf der Alm. 1919.
Oil on canvas, laminated on hard fiber plate and mounted on stretcher.
Signed, dated and inscribed "München" lower right. 100 x 131 cm (39.3 x 51.5 in).
[CB].

After he had had first lessons in art at the academy in Dresden, Emil Rau transferred to the Munich academy in 1879 and was a student of Wilhelm von Lindenschmit. As of 1883 Rau was active as an artist in Munich. Genre scenes and rural motifs that show the influence of Franz von Defregger count among his preferred subjects.



31
Emil Rau
Rast des Jägers auf der Alm, 1919.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 4,000 / $ 4,320
Sold:
€ 8,125 / $ 8,775

(incl. surcharge)