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Carl Suhrlandt
Portrait of a Cat and Dog - Victorian genre 1884 animal art oil painting

1884

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This superb Victorian animal portrait oil painting is by noted listed artist Carl Suhrlandt. Painted in 1884 it is a lovely portrait of a cat and dog in a living room at supper time. The detail of the interior is all at animal eye level - the carpet, corner of the fire place and newspaper hanging over the chair. It is a stunning large and very well painted oil on canvas and a fine example of his work and late Victorian genre oil painting and one of our favourites. The colours and brushwork are superb and the painting is beautifully finished off in a gorgeous frame. An irresistible painting for all cat and dog lovers. Signed lower left and dated 1884. Provenance. Midlands Collection. Condition. Oil on canvas, image size is 32 inches by 24 inches. Good condition. Housed in an ebonised patterned frame with gilt slip, framed size is 42 inches by 34 inches and in good condition. Carl Suhrlandt (1828-1919) was born into a family of artists, the son of Rudolf Friedrich Carl Suhrlandt (1781-1862), a painter, lithographer and draughtsman, and Wilhelmina Suhrlandt, a lithographer. He was a pupil of Ary Scheffer in Paris. From 1859-1860, he worked in Copenhagen, and then moved to St. Petersburg where in 1861 he became a member of the Academy. He finally settled in Schwerin where he worked as a professor at the Art Academy. Most of his paintings depict animals with a preference for horses and dogs. He made several visits to England where he painted similar works commissioned by the aristocracy- a typical title of this work would have been “In the Kennel” (1885 oil on canvas). His work is held by the Museum in Schwerin with a piece entitled “Galileo in prison”.
  • Creator:
    Carl Suhrlandt (1828 - 1919, German)
  • Creation Year:
    1884
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 42 in (106.68 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU853113061412
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