Fritz Kraul, Interior Scene With Older Woman Writing 1840s the portrait itself has its

the portrait itself has its own web of controversy

has captured every detail with the utmost care and attention

The paint seems stable

Christian Klaus was a highly skilled German painter that trained in Nuremberg and Munich

Fritz Kraul, Interior Scene With Older Woman Writing 1840s the portrait itself has itsA fine early 20th century oil on canvas depicting an older woman writing by the light of an oil lamp. The artist, Fritz Kraul (1862 1935), has captured every detail with the utmost care and attention. Note the patterned chairs, which cast long shadows across the floor in the foreground. And the flickers of light from the gilded frames on the wall. Kraul trained at the Royal Danish Academy and was a master of atmospheric interior scenes. His works have