Oil study of a forest was executed ca. in 1870s by good-listed Austrian landscape painter Georg Geyer (1823 - Vienna - 1912). He was a pupil of Vienna Academy under Josef Moessmer, Franz Steinfeld and Thomas Ender. He frequently exhibited at the Exhibitions of the Academy and was adored for his perfect mountainous landscapes painted in the Austrian Alps.

Literature: Dictionary of Austrian Painters of the 19th Century by Dr.H.Fuchs, Vienna 1972

Inscription: signed Geyer midle left on the edge.

Technique: oil on paper/cardboard. Beautiful original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 19 2/3" x h 15 3/4" (50 x 40 cm), framed w 28 7/8" x h 25" (73,5 x 63,5 cm)

Condition: in very good condition.