Franz Wenzel Schwarz, 1842 Spittelgrund-1919 Dresden,... Lot 6066

Franz Wenzel Schwarz, 1842 Spittelgrund-1919 Dresden, family portrait, group of people under a summer pumpkin arbor, reference to thevita of the prophet Jonah: piety motif, interpretation of women as the three ages of life, oil/wood, signed, dated 1873 and inscribed Vienna, 35x25 cm , wide magnificent frame 61x51 cm; from a private collection, acquired from an estate in Mainz in 1979; Wenzel-Schwarz studied at the academy in Dresden and received the silver medal there, followed by studying at the academies in Antwerp and Vienna under Anselm Feuerbach, creating numerous works for churches (including stained glass)