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Oil on panel Germany, 1810 Johann Daniel Bager (1734-1815) - German portrait, genre, landscape and fruit painter as well as etcher Signed and dated upper left, ‘Johann Daniel Bager Pinx 1810’ Dimensions: 42 x 53 cm Black, parcel-gilt wooden frame: 48.5 x 59.5 cm Good condition Provenance: Private collection, Germany (family property since c. 150 years) Brilliantly painted fruit still life in the Dutch tradition, which delights with the naturalism of the fruit. The current highest auction record for a similar still life of Bager is more than €45,000 Condition: The painting is in good condition according to age, showing slight abrasion of the paint to the margins and fine scratches. The inspection under UV light shows scattered areas of retouching to the background, the margins and the lower, material-related horizontal crack. The frame is slightly worn. The dimensions of the painting are 42 x 53 cm, while the frame measures 48.5 x 59.5 cm. Johann Daniel Bager (1734-1815) Johann Daniel Bager came from a family of artists in Wiesbaden. He settled in Frankfurt and was known there as ‘Goethe painter’. Goethe mentioned him in his autobiography, ‘Aus meinem Leben. Dichtung und Wahrheit‘. Today, works by Bager are in the collections of the Frankfurt Städel, amongst others. (cko) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.