Heinrich Sperling - Talking Dogs - image-1

Lot 158 Dα

Heinrich Sperling - Talking Dogs

Auction 1055 - overview Cologne
23.09.2015, 14:30 - Paintings and Drawings 15th-19th C.
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 9.920 € (incl. premium)

Heinrich Sperling

Talking Dogs

Oil on cardboard. 52 x 46 cm.
Signed lower centre: H. Sperling.

Heinrich Sperling, a student and later professor at the Academy in Berlin, was one of the most appreciated animal painters of his time. His works were not only widely collected, but also often featured as illustrations in books and magazines. Sperling even painted dogs for the Imperial Family.

Provenance

Private ownership, South Germany.