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Oil on canvas Germany, around 1900 Hermann Knopf (1870-1928) - Austro-German portrait and genre painter Signed and inscribed lower left 'Hermann Knopf München' In broad gold painted ornament frame Dimensions: 75 x 60 cm Good condition Provenance: Private collection, Austria Genre picture that with its Dutch motif is typical of Hermann Knopf; paintings by the artist fetch up to more than €13,000 at international auctions The Austro-German painter Hermann Knopf preferred for his genre paintings motifs, which he had collected in Holland. The present painting, too, shows a Dutch-inspired motif. A girl is sitting on a chair in front of a wall covered with Delft tiles. It holds a cat with thick, long fur on his lap and looks directly at the viewer in a good mood. The painting is signed and inscribed lower left 'Hermann Knopf München'. It shows occasional faint touch-ups and slight framing traces. The overall condition is good. The frame, too, is in good age-appropriate condition with slight signs of wear and a tiny material loss. The painting measures 75 x 60 cm. The framed dimensions are 105 x 91 cm. Hermann Knopf (1870-1928) Hermann Knopf studies at the Academy in his native city of Vienna with the genre painter Julius Victor Berger and in Munich under the history painter Alexander of Liezen-Mayer. In 1896 and 1897 he continued his studies in Paris with Fernand Cormon, also a history painter, and then settled in Munich. He regularly exhibited at the Glasspalast and was a board member of the Munich Artists' Association. Next to portraits Knopf created mainly genre paintings with Dutch motifs. His works can be found among others in the Neue Pinakothek in Munich and at the Landesmuseum, Münster. (fea) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Due to the legal obligation for the resale royalty in the art market the following applies: As a result of its membership in the AV Kunst, Auctionata charges additionally to the hammer price the contribution to the AV Kunst of currently 2.1% of the revenues from the sale of fine arts and photographs pro rata towards the buyer. More information about royalty right in our T&C.