German school (XIX) - Two children training a dog

German Realist school (XIX) - Two children training a dog.

56.5 x 46.5 cm (without frame) - 69 x 59 cm (with frame).

Oil on canvas, in a gilt wood frame.

Signed indistinctly lower right.

The scene depicts two children in a rustic interior: the younger one, wearing a paper dunce cap, holds a small trumpet and faces a white dog rearing up on its hind legs, while the older boy encourages it with a raised hand gesture, as if giving it a command. In the background, a toy rocking horse on wheels, a half-open door with a cat lurking nearby, and various domestic details set the scene in a humble interior. The composition, the handling of the figures, and the overall pictorial quality are consistent with the central European genre painting tradition of the second half of the 19th century, with stylistic affinities to the German and Austro-Hungarian schools.

Condition report: Original canvas. Good condition of the pictorial surface, with signs of ageing and wear.


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