Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower left. 86 x 72 cm.

• A monastery scene of the highest artistic quality.
• A charming and humorous glimpse into a monastery library depicted with painterly precision.
• Attention to detail, subtle humor in the depiction, and a subdued color palette reveal Grützner’s inspiration from the Dutch masters.
• Trained in the studio of the renowned history painter Carl von Piloty, Grützner was one of the most successful painters of his time.
LITERATURE: http://heinemann.gnm.de/de/kunstwerk-3910.htm.

Galerie Heinemann (date of entry: March 2, 1906). Heinrich Riedemann Collection, Hamburg (November 19, 1906, from the above)

In good condition. Some wear and retouching caused by framing. A few old retouches (on the dropped book, in the upper left corner and on the right sleeve of the monk writing)