Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd has dated this Tavern Scene Oil Painting to the 19th Century.
We are pleased to offer a lively and characterful late nineteenth-century Continental tavern interior painted in the manner of the celebrated German genre painter Eduard von Grützner, whose humorous and convivial drinking scenes became highly popular during the Munich School period.
Executed in oil on canvas and signed “H. Rayer” lower. The artist uncertain, though typical of Grützner-inspired tavern scenes The figures are animated and expressive, rendered with warm tonalities and rich period costume that evoke the lively atmosphere of a nineteenth-century drinking house.

The work is presented in an ornate gilt frame which enhances the warmth and decorative appeal of the composition.
Provenance: Private Collection, London.
Canvas: 77 × 57.5 cm (30¼ × 22¾ in.)
Framed: approx. 106.5 × 86 cm
Offered in good condition commensurate with age. Presented in a quality heavy gilt frame.
Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd has dated this Tavern Scene Oil Painting to the 19th Century.
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