Gustav Feith (1875-1951) - Violets





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Description from the seller
Masterfully study of violet flowers was executed in 1930 by famous Austrian flower and landscape painter Gustav Feith (1875 - 1951 Vienna).
Born in Vienna in 1875, Gustav Feith began his apprenticeship as a lithographer with Ferdinand Pamberger. Later, he worked as a draftsman at the Institute for Graphic Arts in Vienna and studied painting under Josef Hasselwander. Feith is particularly known for his highly naturalistic flower still lifes, which he executed in his characteristic color palette.
Literature: Austrian artists lexicon by H.Fuchs, Vienna, 1975.
Inscription: signed and dated April 1930, lower left, on the back collector‘s inscription in German with artist‘s name, title and date.
Technique: watercolour on paper or parchment, matted and original period frame.
Measurements: only image 5 5/8" x 7 1/8" (14,2 x 18 cm), matted and framed 8 1/4" x 9 7/8" (20,8 x 25 cm).
Condition: good.
Seller's Story
Masterfully study of violet flowers was executed in 1930 by famous Austrian flower and landscape painter Gustav Feith (1875 - 1951 Vienna).
Born in Vienna in 1875, Gustav Feith began his apprenticeship as a lithographer with Ferdinand Pamberger. Later, he worked as a draftsman at the Institute for Graphic Arts in Vienna and studied painting under Josef Hasselwander. Feith is particularly known for his highly naturalistic flower still lifes, which he executed in his characteristic color palette.
Literature: Austrian artists lexicon by H.Fuchs, Vienna, 1975.
Inscription: signed and dated April 1930, lower left, on the back collector‘s inscription in German with artist‘s name, title and date.
Technique: watercolour on paper or parchment, matted and original period frame.
Measurements: only image 5 5/8" x 7 1/8" (14,2 x 18 cm), matted and framed 8 1/4" x 9 7/8" (20,8 x 25 cm).
Condition: good.

