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Josef Wopfner (Austria, 1843-1927) marine oil on canvas mounted to board painting titled "Fscherkahn" or "Fishing boat, Study" depicting a boat from birds eye view floating in a body of water revealing the interior filled with oars and miscellaneous textiles. Signed "JWP" lower left. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight: 6 1/2" H x 8 1/2" W. Framed: 10 1/2" H x 12 3/4" W. Note: This work is featured in the Josef Wopfner Catalogue Raisonne by Irngard Holz and Alexander Rauch, Figure 142. Page 193. Biographical Note: Josef Wopfner is celebrated for his paintings of the Bavarian regions of the Oberland and the Chiemsee, both popular destinations for Munich-based painters like Wopfner. In their moods, Wopfner's landscapes are often meditative and Wopfner himself wanted to be known as a "Holy Painter." His work borders on impressionism in his loose application of paint and gestural brushwork, and many of his paintings are based on drawings made en plein air. Source: Adapted from Holz, Irmgard and Alexander Rauch, JOSEF WOPFNER 1843-1927 (Rosenheimer Verlagshau, 1989).
PROVENANCE: The Collection of Ilse Rieden, Gate City, Virginia. Descended in the family from her grandfather, the artist Josef Wopfner, who gifted this work to a relative.
CONDITION: Painting is adhered to a board backing, Lower right corner retouched. 2 small spots of splatter to left edge.
