It is described to have been made by favén during his paris years 1902–1913 by the referenced finnish chess magazine from 1980. It depicts café de la régence, a meeting place for international chess enthusiasts. It's also described to depict many old chess masters such as siegbert tarrasch back left, frank marshall smoking a cigar in the center and ossip bernstein playing in the front on the right. Object Type: painting. Date: probably 1902–1913. Dimensions: height: 207 cm (81.4 in); width: 343 cm (11.2 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Antti Favén - Chess Players
