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Hand-Colored Lithograph Or Print

Title: Tavern Interior With Figures

Image Size: 38cm x 2cm

Item Size: Height: 38cm, Width: 2cm, Depth: 41cm

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

Provenance: This Appears To Be A 19Th-Century European Genre Scene, Likely German Or Dutch In Origin, Depicting A Convivial Tavern Gathering. The Work Exemplifies The Popular Tradition Of Narrative Interior Scenes That Captured Everyday Social Interactions Of Working-Class Life. The Artist Demonstrates Skilled Use Of Light And Shadow To Create Atmospheric Depth Within The Modest Interior Setting. The Composition Shows Five Figures Engaged In Dining And Conversation Around A Table, Rendered With Careful Attention To Period Costume And Domestic Detail. Such Scenes Were Commercially Popular As Hand-Colored Prints During The 1800S, Appealing To Middle-Class Collectors Interested In Genre Subjects And Social Realism.

Condition: Fair

11590+12

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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