Bidspirit auction | F. HOLSTER ЕВРОПЕЙСКАЯ МАСЛЯНАЯ ЖИВОПИСЬ

F. HOLSTER ЕВРОПЕЙСКАЯ МАСЛЯНАЯ ЖИВОПИСЬ НА ХОЛСТЕ С ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЕМ ДОМАШНЕГО ИНТЕРЬЕРА - An antique oil on canvas genre painting by F. Holster, likely executed in the late 19th or early 20th century. The composition depicts a warm, traditional Northern European domestic interior scene featuring a seated mother tending to chores while two young children stand and read beside her near a sunlit window. The painting is executed in a realistic, academic style with careful attention to the rustic tiled floor, wooden furniture, and the subtle play of natural light entering the room. The work is signed ”F. Holster” in the lower right corner. The canvas is housed in a heavily ornamented, period-appropriate giltwood frame. The reverse of the frame bears a vintage paper retailer label for ”Waller Art Shop, Pictures, Artistic Framing, 2240 E. Seventy-First, Chicago.” F. Holster painting, domestic genre scene, Dutch interior, European art, signed oil painting, framed antique art, mother and child, 19th century painting, vintage Chicago provenance, academic style Dimensions Frame: 45 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. Image: 37 x 28 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Good antique condition. The canvas is unlined and appears stable, though minor rippling is visible on the reverse. The painted surface shows natural age-related craquelure and light surface dirt. There are no obvious tears, punctures, or areas of significant inpainting visible under normal light. The ornate giltwood frame exhibits minor cracking, rubbing, and small localized losses to the gesso ornamentation consistent with age.