European school (XIX) - Boy with Pipe

Charming European genre painting depicting a young boy wearing spectacles and rustic clothing, humorously portrayed smoking a pipe while holding a walking stick. Executed in a traditional Academic Realist manner with fine detailing and warm earthy tones.
The work reflects the sentimental genre painting tradition popular in Continental Europe during the late 19th and early 20th century.
Technique: Oil on canvas
Style: Academic Realism / Genre Painting
Period: circa 1890–1925
Signature: Signed upper left (“C. Fabri”, indistinct)
Condition: Visible age-related craquelure and surface wear consistent with age
Framing: On original canvas
Origin: European School