Masterfully triptych with a floral garland (probably paintings were created by the artist for a Salon paravent) by listed and high quoted German female landscape and flower painter Sophie Ley (1849 Bodman am Bodensee - 1918 Karlsruhe). She studied at the Art School Stuttgart under H.Gude. Influence on works by F.Kefler, worked in Karlsruhe.
Literature: Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künsler..", Leipzig, 1999;
Inscription: signed on the cenral part lower right. .Technique: each: oil on streched canvas, unframed.
Measurements: unframed middle part w 18 7/8 " x h 33 7/8 " (48 x 86 cm); left and right part , each: w 10 7/8 " x h 27 3/4 " (27,5 x 70,5 cm),
Condition: in very good condition, cleaned by the professional restorer. |