"Lively Style at Its Best: Children Visiting a Horse Stable"

(1808 Magdeburg – 1886 Berlin) Two Children Visiting a Stable. Executed in a highly lively, finely detailed style, this animal depiction inspired by nature showcases a delicate, lacy manner. A portraitist and animal painter, he was a student of Franz Krüger and regularly exhibited at the Berlin Academy exhibitions, including the 1844 exhibition where an equestrian portrait of Prince Albrecht was presented. In 1860, Randel showed an identical or comparable painting titled "Ponies" at the well-known art dealership Louis Sachse in Berlin, which additionally depicted a young girl, a seated boy, a dog, and several puppies in front of a house door (quoted from "Die Dioskuren," issue 18, April 29, 1860, p. 150). Oil on canvas; signed and dated 1860. Framed. 52.5 cm x 63 cm.