Bidspirit auction | A Signed and Dated Realist

A Signed and Dated Realist Interior Genre Scene, Oil on Canvas, 1910 - This oil painting on canvas depicts a realist genre scene set within an interior. The composition features an elderly woman seated by a window, consoling a younger woman who is kneeling with her head in the older woman's lap. The background includes a wooden table covered with a white cloth and a meal. The work is signed S. Faust and dated 1910 in the lower-left corner. The painting is housed in a carved, gold-toned wooden frame with a linen liner. The reverse reveals a wooden stretcher with corner keys and a wire hanging mount. Staining and foxing are visible on the unprimed canvas back. Width: 36 inches (outer frame).