Franz Hecker, End Of Work, The Watchman

Franz Hecker, End Of Work, The WatchmanThis exquisite early 20th century etching by German artist Franz Hecker (1870 1944) depicts an elderly gentleman reading by a window. A view across the picturesque town of Osnabrck, with its quaint timber framed buildings, extends into the distance. Hecker was an accomplished etcher having studied the old masters intently and just two years prior to completing this work, hed travelled to Amsterdam to examine Rembrandt's etchings. Here, we see the

the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and the Karlsruhe Art Academy

He’s currently represented in several museums including the National Library of Wales

An unusual Austrian portrait of a woman with wavy blonde hair and a pearl necklace

he also painted colourful still lifes and landscapes such as this: https://www

a town square

A fine early 20th-century oil painting after Ján Kupecký’s (1667-1740) portrait of the court musician

1780Condition: Craquelure but the paint layer is stable

One such master

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Her skin tones are beautifully rendered with Watelet’s characteristically soft touch and the light is reminiscent of the impressionists

Jacques Madyol (1874-1950)

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