"Russian Loving Couple on Horses: A Finely Executed Genre Painting by Bers"

(1837 Frankfurt am Main - 1907 ibid.) A Russian couple in love on horseback. A finely executed genre painting by Bär. The artist studied at the Städel Art Institute in Frankfurt under Jakob Becker and Eduard von Steinle. Bär’s work was significantly influenced by his numerous trips to Russia, during extended stays in 1867-1870 and 1877 in the Smolensk Governorate, where he meticulously studied the country and its people. Due to the motifs he often depicted from Russian folk life, he was also called "The Russian Bär." In 1897, Bär was appointed head of a workshop at the Städel Art Institute and became a professor in 1899. Oil on cardboard. Signed and dated 1898. 26.5 cm x 19 cm. In a frame.