after Ludwig Knaus (German, 1829-1910), Desperate Fight

Oil on canvas, signed "Aprés Knaus" at lower right, presented in a period gilt frame with gallery plaque.

Frame dimensions 33 x 47 in., H 33 in. x W 47 in. x D 2.5 in.

Property of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sold to support art collections care

Light surface grime; yellowing varnish; two tears in canvas with patches en verso; canvas in need of re-stretching; no evidence of retouch visible under UV light; some loss and retouch to frame.