Josef Schuster (1873-1945), after - Bodegón, naturaleza muerta con frutas.

Josef Schuster (1873 - 1945 in Vienna) Austrian painter. Son of a railway official and brother of the painter Karl Maria Schuster. After a year of private lessons, Josef Schuster studied as a guest between 1895 and 1897, and then as a regular student until 1904 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Christian Griepenkerl and Kazimierz Pochwalski. During his studies, Schuster received the Special School Prize in 1901 and the Rosenbaum Prize in 1902. As an independent artist, Schuster mainly painted still lifes in the style of the old Viennese masters. During World War I he served as a soldier from 1915 to 1918. In 1933, Schuster became a member of the Vienna Artists’ Cooperative (Künstlerhaus) and joined the “Group Gsur.” In 1945, Schuster was a victim of an air raid during which he died. Dimensions of the work with a wooden frame with gold ornaments: 54.5 cm x 63.5 cm x 4 cm. Canvas dimensions: 46.1 cm x 55 cm. Excellent condition, totally original, has not been restored. Signed in the lower left corner. The frame is provided free of charge with the sale of the artwork.

Estimate:£338.54

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