Otto Friedrich Gebler - Sheep and a Dog in a Stable - image-1

Lot 2163 Dα

Otto Friedrich Gebler - Sheep and a Dog in a Stable

Auction 1175 - overview Cologne
05.06.2021, 11:00 - Paintings and Drawings 15th to 19th C.
Estimate: 6.000 € - 7.000 €
Result: 6.250 € (incl. premium)

Otto Friedrich Gebler

Sheep and a Dog in a Stable

Oil on panel. 49 x 67.5 cm.
Signed lower right: Otto Gebler.

Otto Gebler was among the most renowned painters of animals during the 19th century. Although he trained at the Munich academy under Karl Theodor von Pilotys as of 1858, he only adopted the style of his teacher and not his preferred narrative motifs, deciding instead to paint animals and becoming exceedingly successful at it.

Provenance

German private ownership (acquired in 1996 from Galerie Gisela Meier, Munich).