Romantic paintings by an artist from Weimar

(1846 Allstedt near Weimar – 1910 Munich-Pasing) Traute Together, view of the kitchen area, with a girl sitting on a bench, feeding a child on her lap. A romantic work by the artist, who in this cabinet painting combines a realistic depiction of figures with an impressive atmosphere of light, rendered in an impressionistic style. The artist studied at the art school in Weimar from 1866 to 1871, where he became a professor in 1882. In 1889, he moved to Munich and joined the local Secession in 1893. Pilz especially loved to depict rural and urban life with their traditional customs, festivals, and costumes. His strength lay in painting children. Oil on wooden panel. Signed. 35 cm x 26.5 cm. In a frame.