Large Antique German Oil Canvas Hermann Frobenius Pre-Raphaelite Painting 1900 Sculpture Jan Van Der Straet's works

Jan Van Der Straet's works rarely come onto the market

The bronze

He moved to Chicago in 1979 and enrolled at the Art Institute

whose works reflect and record the issues of traditional African life against the sometimes conflicting surroundings of modern society

The portrait depicting a beautiful young maiden in 18th century costume and holding a vase of flowers

Large Antique German Oil Canvas Hermann Frobenius Pre-Raphaelite Painting 1900 Sculpture Jan Van Der Straet's worksA Large and impressive antique oil on canvas Pre Raphaelite painting by the German artist, Hermann Frobenius (1871 1954), signed and dated 1900. Frobenius had classical training and studied both in Rome and Florence, he later was in the circle of Arnold Bocklin and Hans von Marees, he settle in Munich but also in Dresden briefly and latterly in Berlin. He, like many other European painters was fascinated with North Africa and painted many oriental