Messerschmitt - Return to the Earth

(1858 Bamberg - 1915 Munich) Homecoming. With an emotional spirit and earthy color palette, this dynamic genre painting by Messerschmitt, who is considered one of the most important Franconian artists of the 19th century and studied at the Munich Academy from 1880. His works were already highly regarded during his lifetime and were recognized with numerous awards, including the gold medal of the Munich Academy for his monumental historical painting "Wallenstein's Camp" (1878/1888). Gouache on cardboard. Signed lower right; 62 cm x 92 cm. Framed. Gouache on cardboard. Signed.