19th-Century Austrian School, Interior Scene With Sleeping Lady, Bird & Cat

19th-Century Austrian School, Interior Scene With Sleeping Lady, Bird & CatThis charming Austrian watercolour depicts a potentially messy scenario unfolding. An 18th century lady sleeps, resting after a tiring day, her right hand clutches a book and her left atop a birdcage. On closer inspection of the cage, we see a canary perched outside of its bars its escaped and looking up towards an open window. But wait! Between the window at the unsuspecting bird, a white cat is waiting to pounce. Its neck pulled back into its

The room is covered with an array of artworks including a large oil painting

He was received well by the critics and described as a ‘very handsome young man

Josef Jungwirth (1869-1950)

An enigmatic French school portrait study of a black and white dog looking upwards towards the yonder

Clare exhibited widely during his life including at The Royal Academy

Axel Gøtze

a town square

Several of his works were as a result of commissions by the church including a piece entitled ‘Saint François Xavier Baptizing And Healing The Sick Indians’ for Notre-Dame Cathedral

corn and oranges

The portrait is housed within an ornate gilded frame with swept corners and elaborate foliate ornamentation

It has an enigmatic quality - she’s mysterious

A scattering of floral vibrancy in pink