Otto Pippel, 1878 Lódz – 1960 Planegg bei München EVENING SOIREE Oil on cardboard. 38.5 x 32.5 cm. Signed "Otto Pippel" lower right. In gilded frame. A young man playing a black grand piano in an elegant salon with chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. To his left, at a table, two elegant ladies and two gentlemen listening attentively to his playing. Painting in rapid brushstrokes in the artist's typical manner. Sporadic retouching. (14001226) (18)

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