Besuch im Atelier, Edwin Heine, circa 1900

A portly gentleman sits in front of an easel and looks at the painting of a painter who, in turn, is attentively following the visitor's reactions. Preliminary study for the "meggendorfer blätter", with publisher's stamp on the verso. The painting shows a swineherd dressed in antique clothing who is giving two animals a drink from his beer mug. A humorous caricature of the difficult relationship between artist and customer. Date: circa 1900. Dimensions: height: 36 cm (14.1 in); width: 30 cm (11.8 in). Medium: ink drawing, wash. Edwin Heine, Besuch im Atelier