Bidspirit auction | Felix Schlesinger: The Fourth Guest

Felix Schlesinger: The Fourth Guest - SCHLESINGER, FELIX Hamburg 1833 - 1910 Title: The Fourth Guest. Interior with three eating children and a cat. Technique: Oil on parquetted wood. Measurement: 32.5 x 39cm. Notation: Signed lower right: ”F. Schlesinger”. Frame: Framed. Provenance: Private ownership, Germany, 1985 acquired at the Bremer Kunsthandel. Felix Schlesinger specialised in depicting the interaction between children and animals. The genre picture of children eating is given a special, narrative touch by the gaze of the youngest, who has recognised the cat as competition for the food. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Felix Schlesinger Germany Munich School 2nd half of 19th C. Paintings Framed Child / Children Painting Cats