"A Young Girl in a Courtyard: A Charming Genre Painting by a Düsseldorf Artist"

(1830 Tümligen – 1900 Düsseldorf) A peasant woman reading in a courtyard, with a half-open door bathed in light, seated on a stool, a young girl absorbed in reading. A charming genre painting, lovingly executed with attention to detail by a Düsseldorf artist who studied in Stuttgart and Munich. Oil on canvas; signed and dated 1868 on the front, with the location Düsseldorf and another date on the reverse; 27 cm x 22 cm. Framed.