#6000 • Max Scholz Brother Butler Sleeps in Wingback Chair

Part of Relics Antiques, and Artifacts: Timeless Treasures (live auction by Blue Box Auction Gallery)

High bid $170.00

Status: Sold

Artist: Max Scholz (1855 - 1906) Title: Brother Butler Sleeps in the Wingback Chair - Bruder Kellermeister schl,ft im Ohrenbackensessel Origin: Germany Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: Art: 8 x 10 inches, Frame: 10.5 x 12.5 inches Condition: Fair to Good - Cracks in the paint and dents in the canvas Additional: An oil painting by German painter, Max Scholz (1855 - 1906) depicting a sleeping monk in a wingback chair. He holds a cigar in his right hand and a beer stein in his left. This painting is a product of the Biedermeier period in Central Europe during the first half of the 19th century, where the arts appealed to common sensibilities due to the rise of the middle-class population. Signed in the upper right corner.