"An active artist of the first half of the 20th century: a realistic portrait of an Argentine gaucho"

(Active in the first half of the 20th century) Portrait of an Argentine gaucho. A realistic, expressive depiction of a dominant gaucho, standing in the foreground in a half-length pose, with several cattle in the middle ground beside him, and a city and snowy mountain peaks in the background. Oil on canvas; an illegible inscription on the reverse; 25 cm x 39 cm. In a frame. German artist, active in the first half of the 20th century. Indistinctly signed on the reverse.