Early 20th-century German School, Interior with Dining Table & Piano - Antique Oil Painting

Name: Early 20th-century German School, Interior with Dining Table & Piano - Antique Oil Painting
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1021934
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

This charming early 20th-century German oil painting depicts a splendid dining room with table, chairs, and piano.

Given the intimate nature of this splendid piece, it seems plausible that it’s the artist’s own home. Is this the family dining table? Could that be a portrait of an ancestor? Did they play the piano?

The artist is unknown, which seems unusual given the competent brushwork. Note the handling of light, which floods the room from two directions. And the challenging perspective with its complex angles. The furniture is also rendered particularly well.

The painting is signed M Schaarwachter in the lower left, which doesn’t correspond to any known artist. The only directory reference we can find for this surname relates to the photographer Julius Cornelius Schaarwachter (1847-1904).

Held in a period frame.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 24½” x 29” / 62cm x 74cm

Year of creation: c. 1930

Provenance: Private collection, Germany.

Condition: Artwork presents well. Frame with some light wear.

Physical Dimensions

Height

74cm (29.13")

Width

62cm (24.41")

Depth

4cm (1.57")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1021934

Description

This charming early 20th-century German oil painting depicts a splendid dining room with table, chairs, and piano.

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Given the intimate nature of this splendid piece, it seems plausible that it’s the artist’s own home.

Brave Fine Art

Is this the family dining table? Could that be a portrait of an ancestor? Did they play the piano?

fig 1. Early 20th-Century German School, Interior With Dining Table & Piano - Antique Oil Painting — fig 1. Early 20th-century German School, Interior with Dining Table & Piano - Antique Oil Painting

The artist is unknown, which seems unusual given the competent brushwork. Note the handling of light, which floods the room from two directions. And the challenging perspective with its complex angles. The furniture is also rendered particularly well.

fig 2. Early 20th-Century German School, Interior With Dining Table & Piano - Antique Oil Painting — fig 2. Early 20th-century German School, Interior with Dining Table & Piano - Antique Oil Painting

The painting is signed M Schaarwachter in the lower left, which doesn’t correspond to any known artist. The only directory reference we can find for this surname relates to the photographer Julius Cornelius Schaarwachter (1847-1904).