Leo Arndt After Lionello Balestrieri, Beethoven

Leo Arndt After Lionello Balestrieri, BeethovenThis turn of the century etching by Leo Arndt (1857 1945) is based upon a painting by Italian artist, Lionello Balestrieri (1872 1958). It depicts the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven playing the violin behind a gentleman at the piano. Five others are listening including a couple and a despairing man. Balestrieris fascinating original painting won an award at the 1900 Universal Exposition in Paris and also 1901 in Venice, which launched the young

Frame with rubs and abrasions

817 achieved at Bukowskis

He carries a mournful expression as he looks towards the heavens for divine guidance

on the bridge

In certain lights

There’s an underdrawing in pencil which has been mostly drawn over in ink

and modest subject matter are reminiscent of the old masters such as Pieter de Molijn (1595-1661) and Salomon van Ruysdael (c

Arthur Wansleben (1861-1917)

The portrait is signed/dated in the lower left and housed in a period frame with coved sides and a decorative inner border

particularly the donkey and the expressions of the figures

A characterful mid-19th-century interior scene by Danish artist

The artist has conveyed a sense of stoicism and pride with this gentleman - which is further enhanced by the profile perspective