Lot Essay
Carl Johann Steinhäuser (d.1879) studied at the Bremen School of Design and was later a pupil of Christian Rauch (d.1857). He worked in Rome between 1835 and 1863 and on his return to Karlsruhe was appointed professor of sculpture. He exhibited at the Paris Salon and in 1861 received an honourable mention.
The present work may be a later version of Steinhäuser's Angelfischer, executed in 1841.
The present work may be a later version of Steinhäuser's Angelfischer, executed in 1841.