4131 - Peter Zaumseil, "Seated Nude"

Peter Zaumseil, "Seated Nude" Expressive depiction of a female nude seated against a red background; slightly impasto painting with broad brushstrokes; oil on canvas and hardboard; monogrammed and dated ‘P.Z. [19]97”, labelled on the reverse in felt-tip pen “»Nude (Seated)« 1997 Oil 53.5 x 44.5”, provenance: Peter Zaumseil’s studio; reframed in an older, white-painted frame that has been reused; inner dimensions approx. 53.5 x 43.5 cm. Artist information: German painter, graphic artist and sculptor (born 1955 in Greiz), encouraged by his art teachers whilst still at school, completed an apprenticeship as a metalworker, 1979-86 attended the Special School of Painting and Graphic Art in Rudolstadt under Ullrich Kafka, 1984-98: attended various courses with Wolfram Ebersbach and Günther Albert-Schulz, 1986-2016: worked at the “Museum im Unteren Schloss” in Greiz; undertook numerous study trips both at home and abroad; lives and works in Elsterberg in the Vogtland region; source: the artist’s website and the internet.