1321 - Hanno Rhomberg (1820 Munich – 1869 Walchsee near Kufstein)

Hanno Rhomberg (1820 Munich – 1869 Walchsee near Kufstein) Tavern Scene A hunter sitting in an Upper Bavarian tavern playing cards with the innkeeper, who looks questioningly toward the viewer, served by a maid; a large dog lies on the wooden floor. A finely glazed, atmospheric, narrative genre scene with characterful depictions of the figures and subtle lighting. The painting is likely identical to the “Tavern Scene” that he exhibited in 1869 at the International Art Exhibition in the Glaspalast in Munich (Cat. No. 1027; Boetticher No. 30). Rhomberg trained under his father, Joseph Anton Rhomberg, and studied at the Munich Academy under Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld and Karl von Enhuber. He earned a reputation as a renowned genre painter whose cheerful scenes of everyday life were exhibited at the Kunstverein and received favorable reviews in art magazines. Oil on canvas, relined; signed lower left; 70 cm x 58 cm. Framed. Oil on canvas, relined. Signed.