Core Record |
| Title |
The Connoisseur |
| Collection |
Angus Council Cultural Services Division |
| Artist |
Gaisser, Max (German painter, 1857-1922) |
| Date Earliest |
probably about 1880 |
| Date Latest |
probably about 1887 |
| Signed |
yes |
| Description |
A cardinal is seated at a table in a rich interior filled with antique furniture and precious objects, such as a portable triptych, a monstrance, a crucifix, a ship model hanging from the ceiling, and leather-bound books. He is admiring a small statue of the Virgin Mary, while an antiquarian and a second ecclesiastic look on. The painting reveals the artist's interest in Dutch interior scenes of the seventeenth century. Max Gaisser specialised in interiors with figures (hunters, connoisseurs, churchmen or merchants) gathering around a table. This painting is a variation on Beim Kunsthändler (private collection). |
| Current Accession Number |
A.1978.159 |
| Former Accession Number |
PA1984/1644 |
| Inscription |
front lr 'Max Gaisser'; back, stamp, '20 K' |
| Subject |
interior; figure; still life |
| Measurements |
51 x 71 cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on canvas (laid on board) |
| Acquisition Details |
Bequeathed by Alfred Sim 1966. |
| Publications |
Ludwig, H., Münchner Maler im 19. Jahrhundert , Munich, 1981, vol. 1, p. 389; Bénézit, E., Dictionnaire des peintres sculpteurs dessinateurs et graveurs, Paris, 1999, vol. 5, p. 811. |
| Notes |
Labels on back: ul: 'Angus District Museums Fine Art Collection Title: - The Connoisseur Artist: - Max Gaisser Date: - Medium: - Oil Dimensions: - 51 cm x 71 cm Donor: - Alfred Sim Acc. No: - A. 1978. 159'; 'From Arbroath Public Library Hill Terrace. Arbroath, Angus, Gaisser, Max, b. Munich 22. 6. 1957, The Connoisseur. Bequeathed by Mr. Alred Sim, 21 Broadlands Road Highgate, London, n. 6. January 1966; uc: 'The Coinnoisseur Oil on canvas Max Gaisser (1857-1922) Bequeathed by Mr. Alfred Sim, London'; lc, remains of a label: 'Frost & Reed, Bristol, Clare Street London 26 King Street St. James W. W. 1 [illegible] Publishers Picture Reparation Date'; '39[?]; lr: 'Adrian Brugger 53 x 59 [K]; 'JR'. |
| Rights Owner |
Angus Council Cultural Services Division |
| Author |
Dr Claudia Heide |
