Rispoli, Franco (1921 Naples 1989). Two horses at the stable. Oil on canvas. 50 x 70 cm. Signed lower left. In gold-colored frame with corner volutes. ╔With: W.Poepig╗ (19th century). Portrait of an older man with dark cap, reminding of the headgear of the teacher Lämpel in Max and Moritz by W. Busch. Chest piece. Oil on canvas. 1885. 56 x 48 cm. Signed and dated lower right. Framed. - ╔Johanna Hermann╗ (19th century). Bust of a black-haired woman with lace breast scarf with rose in black top. Oil on canvas. 1877. 42 x 35 cm. Signed and dated lower right. Mounted on thick card. Irregularly cut. In wide gold-colored stucco frame. - Li. at rd. ob. Paint chipping. Together 2 paintings. D

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