A naturalistic oil painting depicting a deer family in the forest. Painted with oil on canvas by Ludwig Sellmayr (Munich 1834 - 1901) late 19th century. Framed with antique richly decorated and gilded frame, paint partly with craquelure. Signed on the lower left. A splendid wall decoration which enhances your rulal decor.

The Biedermeier period runs parallel to the Romantic period and both are characterized by similar features. Domesticity, closeness to nature, folksiness and need for harmony are buzzwords of this time. The focus is on the simple, the conservative and the tried and tested. There is little experimentation and more observation and enjoyment. The art style is kept very realistic and shows great similarity to photography. Domestic idyllic representations, beautiful landscape and impressive portraits are the most popular topics for oil paintings until the end of the 19th century.