Wirt an der Tafel. 1888.
Oil on panel.
Signed and dated lower right. 8.5 x 6.7 cm (3.3 x 2.6 in).

• Hugo Kaufmann's predilection for tavern scenes from Bavarian folk life finds humorous expression here.
• He captured the nature of his subjects in a warm and brown tonality.
• In 1871, Kaufmann moved to Munich, while Prien am Chiemsee became his main source of artistic inspiration.

PROVENANCE: Gailer Fine Art, Chiemsee.
Private collection, Southern Germany.

LITERATURE: Cf. Irmgard Holz, Hugo Kauffmann, Berlin 1984, catalogue raisoné no. 718 (illustrated).