Max Gaisser (1857-1922) - 19th Century Oil Quiet Interior

Description

A rustic interior scene by the artist Max Gaisser (1857-1922), captured in the Dutch tradition. Soft daylight filters through a tall window as a lady passes beneath an arched corridor. The artist renders the neatly laid terracotta tiles and the surrounding oak furnishings with gentle precision, capturing the calm warmth of the domestic space. Signed. Inscribed verso. Well presented in a gilt frame. On board.

Condition

Light discolouration to the varnish. Minor abrasions throughout. Inspection under UV light reveals small areas of restoration. Overall the artwork is in very good condition for its age. Light wear to the frame. Overall it is in good condition for its age.

Size

29.5 x 39cm (11.6" x 15.4")
Framed Size: 39 x 49cm (15.4" x 19.3")

Artist Biography

Max Gaisser was born in Augsburg on 22 June 1857, the son of painter Jakob Emmanuel Gaisser. He received his initial artistic training from his father before going on to study at the Academy in Munich. A traditional genre painter focused on interior scenes inspired by the Dutch masters of the 16th and 17th centuries, Gaisser became closely associated with the Munich art world. He was a member of the Münchner Künstler-Genossenschaft (Munich Artists' Cooperative) and the Verein Münchner Aquarellisten (Association of Munich Watercolourists), and was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria to lead one of the artist groups involved in decorating the interiors of Neuschwanstein and Herrenchiemsee castles. Gaisser travelled to Holland and Belgium, working in both oil and watercolour, and his studies of Dutch and Flemish interiors fed directly into his paintings. He exhibited in Munich, Bremen, and Dresden from 1883, and his works were featured at the French Salon des Artistes, where he received an award in 1910. He also represented Bavaria at the German art exhibition at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Works by Gaisser are held in the museums of Nuremberg, Bremen, Bucharest, and Munich, as well as the Brooklyn Institute of Art, the Chicago Institute, and the Milwaukee Institute of Art. He died in Munich in July 1922 after a prolonged illness, aged 65.