A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, 'FRUHLING'

LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, INCISED 315 - 255, IMPRESSED H AND CYPHER, SIGNED L. SCHINZEL

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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, 'FRUHLING'
LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, INCISED 315 - 255, IMPRESSED H AND CYPHER, SIGNED L. SCHINZEL
Finely painted after C. Kiesel with a bust-length portrait of a diaphanously draped beauty in a wooded landscape, her auburn hair adorned with white gardenias
12 3/8 x 10¼ in. (31.4 x 26 cm.), within a giltwood frame

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Conrad Kiesel (German, 1846-1921)

Kiesel was born in Düsseldorf. In Berlin he received formal training as a sculptor under Fritz Schaper's. His subsequent career was spilt between Berlin and Munich, establishing a formidable reputation as both sculptor and painter. As a member of the Berlin Academy from 1892 he was noted for his portraits and genre pieces.

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