Antique 'Love Letter' Conrad Kiesel (1846-1921) Hand Colored Framed Print

"Love Letter" an Antique Print by Conrad Kiesel (1846-1921) printed on board and hand colored. Conrad Kiesel was born in Prussia (now Germany) and spent most of his life studying and practicing artistic mediums. This beautifully framed piece features an elegantly dressed women leaning against a romantically painted wall next to a marble fireplace. In front of the fireplace sits a bouquet of flowers on a stool. The woman is entranced by the letter in her hand, clearly a welcomed token of affection.

Collector's Notes:

Conrad Kiesel, German (1846-1921)

Antique 'Love Letter' Conrad Kiesel (1846-1921) Hand Colored Framed Print ; Printed on board and hand colored.

Condition: Excellent

Expected wear for age; Not inspected outside of frame.

Overall Size: 29" x 21" x 2"

Conrad Kiesel was born in Düsseldorf, Prussia [now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany] on 29 November 1846 and was the son of Karl Kiesel (1812–1903), Director of the Königlichen Gymnasium in Düseldorf. He initially studied architecture at the Königlichen Akademie der Baukunst before training as in sculptor with Fritz Schaper (1841-1919). After creating a few statuettes and busts, he moved to Berlin and studied painting with Fritz Paulsen (1838-1898). He then returned to Düsseldorf where he continued his studies under the painter Wilhelm Sohn (1830-1899) at the Kunstakademie. He eventually settled in Berlin in 1885. Kiesel subsequently worked primarily as a painter. His subject matter was mainly depictions of young, beautiful girls or women, often in rich interiors.

His work regularly featured in exhibitions in Berlin, Düsselforf and Munich at which he won several gold medals. He also participated in the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900 and the Esposizione internazionale d'arte in Rome in 1911; the Jahresausstellungen in Vienna in 1872, 1891 and 1892; and at the Royal Academy in London in 1909. He died in Berlin on 28 May 1921. - From Art UK