LOUIS HENRY WESTON KLINGENDER (British, 1861-1950). A Dachshund, Oil on canvas. Signed lower left hand corner. Framed.
ARTIST PROFILE: Klingender was born in Liverpool in 1861 and at aged 20 emigrated to Germany to enroll at the Staatliche Kunstakademie Dusseldorf to study under Karl Friedrich Deiker (Deiker specialized in animal painting, generally painting hunting scenes or large beasts, such as stags or wild boar, depicted majestically or in conflict in their natural environment). After marrying Florence Hoette, the couple moved to Kronberg where he became a member of the Kronberg painting colony. In 1902, the couple moved to Goslar where Klingender set up his studio in the back of the museum building on Breite Strasse. - 16 x 20 inches; frame: 17 x 21 inches Estimate $700-800
