. A group of twenty-four paintings of the French, Spanish, German and American schools selected from the Cottier Gallery . ALFRED STEVENS WA1TTNG- FOR TH PAINTINGS of the GERMAN andSPANISH SCHOOLS Antonio Casanova Y Estorach (1847- )STOLEN SWEETS Canvas. Height, 19^ inches ; width, 16 inches. Signed, dated 1883 This library episode may be termed a petite Comedie is an interesting example of genre art and a work of great technicalcleverness : but its charm lies in its contrast between the happy care-lessness of youth and the absorption of old Anton MullerTHE OLD CLOCK MENDER Ca
. A group of twenty-four paintings of the French, Spanish, German and American schools selected from the Cottier Gallery . ALFRED STEVENS WA1TTNG- FOR TH PAINTINGS of the GERMAN andSPANISH SCHOOLS Antonio Casanova Y Estorach (1847- )STOLEN SWEETS Canvas. Height, 19^ inches ; width, 16 inches. Signed, dated 1883 This library episode may be termed a petite Comedie is an interesting example of genre art and a work of great technicalcleverness : but its charm lies in its contrast between the happy care-lessness of youth and the absorption of old Anton MullerTHE OLD CLOCK MENDER Canvas. Height, 19% inches; width, 15% inches. Signed This admirably painted genre composition gives pleasure becauseof the honesty and sincerity of the artist. The homely interior, thefine characterization shown in the figure, the precise drawing, thedelicate modeling of the head and hands, all recall the interiors ofthose famous Little Masters of Holland who flourished in the seven-teenth century.
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