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Lot 141 D

Wilhelm Schwar - COLLIE

Auction 1000 - overview Cologne
26.09.2012, 00:00 - Paintings 15th to 19th Centuries
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.708 € (incl. premium)

Wilhelm Schwar

COLLIE

Oil on canvas. 33 x 25 cm.
W. Schwar. 1900.

W. Schwar was first a merchant before turning to still life, genre, and, in particular, animal painting. From 1885 onwards he was based in Munich and exhibited regularly, beginning in 1890, at the annual exhibitions of the Munich Glass Palace. His favourite subject was the depiction of cats, he did however also paint dogs which were likewise represented in his very accurate style.


German catalogue text:
W. Schwar war zunächst Kaufmann, bevor er sich der Stillleben-, Genre-, und insbesondere Tiermalerei zuwandte. Seit 1885 in München ansässig, stellte er ab 1890 regelmäßig auf den Jahresausstellungen im Münchner Glaspalast aus. Zu seinem bevorzugten Thema wurde die Darstellung von Katzen; aber auch Hunde hat er in seiner überaus präzisen Manier wiedergegeben.