An colorful oil painting depicting a folksy Bavarian man in his costume trinking beer. Painted on wood with pastell colors around 1950s. Framed with antique wooden gilded frame in Baroque style. Painted by Friedrich Lettau (1923 - 1993). Signed on the left base, on the back handwritten decication by the artist (in sutterlin).

Alpine oil painting is a non-academic form of rustic art. The content depicted reflects the life of the people in their culture and landscape. The artists like to show the magnificence of the Alps and the domestic and wild animals that are native there. Traditional life with festivals and customs are also depicted with pleasure.