Portrait Of A Boy With A Dachshund

Portrait Of A Boy With A DachshundA 19th century provincial depiction of a young boy and his favourite dachshund. Hes clutching the dear animal quite firmly so perhaps it was a little less keen to sit for its portrait. The painting is housed within simple gilded frame thats probably the original. Medium Oil on canvas Size including frame 19 x 23 50cm x 60cm Year of creation c. 1870 Provenance Germany Condition Canvas relined. Several scratches and a few small losses including two

He’s predominantly known for his landscapes

A late 19th-century portrait of a gentleman by German artist

but these were never fully completed

We spoke to a collector of antique fashion

while in the distance

Albert Pieter Hahn (1877-1918)

Quick daubs of built-up oil paint scatter the canvas with the artist paying close attention to the light atop the water

Such an interesting piece

Overall size 21” x 15½” / 53cm x 39cm

It’s been treasured

It’s likely to be the kind of piece that a gentleman would purchase on a tour of France to impress his acquaintances (in private)

The portrait is housed within a period frame