Josef Schmitzberger (1851 Munich - around 1936 resident in Munich) Winter landscape with two red deer in the snow Vividly depicted hunting scene in an atmospheric landscape. The well-known Munich animal painter studied at the academy from 1867 and continued his training in Ernst Otto's studio. From 1871 Schmitzberger exhibited regularly in Dresden, Munich (in the Glaspalast) and Vienna, among other places. Oil on canvas, doubl; l. and sign. with location Munich. 87 cm x 110 cm. Frame. Oil on canvas, relined. Signed with location Munich.

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