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Franz Quaglio (1844, Munich - 1920) - Farm in the Puszta, 1902 - Franz Quaglio (1844, Munich - 1920) - Farm in the Puszta, 1902 Oil on wood, signed and dated ”Franz Quaglio 1902” on the lower right. Very fine depiction of a tranquil genre scene in front of a thatched farmhouse in the Hungarian lowlands. Farmers have stopped to rest with their team of oxen, a horse stands tied up next to them, in front of them a foal lies down. In the background trees and a slightly cloudy blue sky. Framed in a high-quality wooden frame under glass, trademark of the court supplier Adrian Brugger Munich on the back. Image size 33 x 25 cm. Frame size 62 x 54 cm. The work shows Franz Quaglio as an accomplished representative of late realism and historicism. With confident drawing and a keen eye for detail, especially in the depiction of animals, he combines narrative clarity with a calm and balanced composition. The warm, earthy colour palette of ochre, brown and green tones underlines the peaceful, industrious atmosphere of everyday rural life.