711 - Christian Leberecht Vogel, attributed, Portrait of a Boy, oil painting, ca. 1800, in a gilded stucco frame

Christian Leberecht Vogel, attributed, Portrait of a Boy, oil painting, ca. 1800, in a gilded stucco frame Christian Leberecht Vogel, 1759 – Dresden – 1816, attributed (attr.), German painter, draftsman, and art theorist. He became famous above all as one of the most sensitive masters of early childhood portraiture of his era; here: Portrait of an alert boy with intelligent blue eyes writing on a slate, oil on canvas, historically lined and expertly cleaned, 43 x 34 cm, in a gilded stucco frame (overall: 62 x 52 cm) About the artist: Christian Leberecht Vogel lived at the threshold of the transition from the late Rococo to Classicism. His portraits, particularly his depictions of children, are characterized by a deep psychological empathy that was typical of the Age of Sensibility. His best-known masterpiece is the painting “The Artist’s Sons” (1793, now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden). It depicts his two sons looking at a picture book together and is considered a prime example of the sentimental and affectionate portrayal of childhood in the late 18th century.