"Two Monks By Study By Ludwig Valenta (austrian 1882 -1943)"
The high-quality classic genre scene with two monks per study was executed in 1924 by the Austrian genre painter Ludwig Valenta (1893 Vienna - 1943 Rio de Janeiro/Brasilia). He studied at the Academy of Art in Vienna. Exhibition in Vienna in 1933. Emigrated to Rio de Janeiro in 1939.
Literature: Prof. H. Fuchs "Die Österreichischen Maler", Vienna, 1975.
Inscription: signed and dated 1924 lower right.
Technique: oil on wood panel, luxurious Dutch style frame (handmade by the famous firma Smolka in Vienna).
Measurements: each unframed 29 x 37 cm; framed 47 x 55 cm.
Condition: painting and frame are in good condition