Lovely portrait of a boy with twig of apple was created by famous painter of Duesseldorf School Friedrich (Carl Friedrich) Boser. Boser, Friedrich ( Carl Friedrich Adolf), German Painter, 13.11.1809 * Halbau b . Sagan / Silesia, † 01.28.1881 Dusseldorf . Stud .: 1826-32 Academy in Dresden, then Berlin, Dusseldorf since 1836 . Painted here esp. genre paintings ( girl /boys scenes) , portraits of the schlesian and hessian nobility, and also nudes, religious paintings (for schles . churches). 1848 founding member of artist union Malkasten ( Paintbox ). Portrayed numerous Düsseldorf artists (also in group portraits ) .

WORKS : Duesseldorf , City Mus .: Atelier- friendship image; 26 single - portraits . , 1844 GRAZ , New Gal .: The Gratulantin , oil, 1852. COLOGNE, Wallraf -Richartz - Mus .: Portrait of a young woman.

Literature: Thieme/Becker, 1910. List, 1967; I Schweers , 1994. - M.Bernhard , Lost works of painting , B. 1965; M.Domarus , Mainfränk . Booklets 46 : 1966 , 125 s .; Th.Fontane , essays on the image . Arts I ( Collected Works, Russ works XXIII / 1 . ), M. 1970; Börsch - Supan , 1971; Poor Painters - Painters Prince (cat.) , Dd 1980. - . Dresden State Arch , KA 112 , 43 .

Inscription: signed (ligated) lower right: " FBoser 1870".

Technique: oil on wood, original period frame.

Measurements: unframed w 10 1/2" x h 15 3/4" ( 26,5 x 40 cm), framed w 18 7/8" x h 24 1/4" (48 x 61,5 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.