Or save it to favorites and we'll tell you if this item goes on sale!
- Get the Chairish App
- to view in your space
Antique Monks With Spirits Oil Painting on Canvas After Eduard Von Grutzner 29"
Dayton, OH
- Get the Chairish App
- to view in your space
Details
Description
Late 19th century oil on canvas painting titled "Monks with Spirits," showing a pair of monks with a candle, peering …
more
Late 19th century oil on canvas painting titled "Monks with Spirits," showing a pair of monks with a candle, peering at another monk, sleeping against a barrel, next to a drink pitcher and goblet of wine. Attributed to Adolf Metzner, after the work of Eduard von Grutzner.
Adolf Metzner was an Indianapolis pharmacist and artist who served in the Civil War and moved to Hamilton, Ohio where he painted copies of Grutzner's whimsical depictions of monks in everyday life.
"Eduard Theodor Ritter von Grützner (1846 - 1925) Born into a land-owning family in Upper Silesia on May 26, 1846, he showed an early interest in painting and drawing and became well known for his figure and genre paintings, especially those of monks.
In 1864, with the help of an architect Hirschberg, he left home for art education at the private school of Herman Dyck in Munich. In his first semester, he transferred to the Classical Art class of Johann Georg Hiltensperger and Alexander Ströhuber, where the students learned about the aesthetic ideals of antiquity. In 1865, Grützner joined the painting class of Hermann Anschütz at the Munich Academy. Meanwhile, he also sought advice and inspiration with Carl Theodor von Piloty until he was taken into his class in 1867. Piloty's class was packed with aspiring artists from around the world, from Hungary, Greece, Germany, Russia, and Poland. After three years under Piloty, Grützner left the academy.
In 1870 he moved into his own studio in the garden house of Schwanthalerstraße 18 in Munich. He quickly began to produce one painting after another. He made his career in Munich and was very successful. It was reported by artist and writer Friedrich Pecht in the journal Die Kunst für Alle (Art for All) in 1886: "the painters Eduard Grützner and Ludwig Willroider were granted the title of "professor" by Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. In 1880 he was awarded the Order of Merit of St. Michael (Knight's Cross) first class. Eduard von Grützner was appointed professor at the Munich Academy in 1886. He was knighted in 1916.
Grützner, along with Carl Spitzweg and Franz von Defregger, became one of Munich's leading genre painters in the second half of the 19th century. The paintings Grützner is best known for combine detailed academic rendering with humorous and anecdotal subject matter, often depicting monks drinking. Apart from his monastic pictures Grützner also produced a Falstaff-cycle, theater and hunting scenes and affectionately detailed interior studies, which he often included in his monastic scenes. He also worked as a free-lance illustrator, caricaturist and graphic artist.
He was married twice and in his old age he sought solace in Chinese philosophy, and began to collect items from the far east and learned Japanese. Occasionally he included a Buddha figure or a Chinese vase in some of his paintings. He also painted a number of ascetic-looking cardinals, often with harsh and unsympathetic features. He died on April 2, 1925 in Munich."
Dimensions:
28.5" x 1.75" x 24.5" / Sans Frame - 23.25" x 19.25" (Width x Depth x Height)
less
- Dimensions
- 28.5ʺW × 1.75ʺD × 24.5ʺH
- Styles
- Gothic
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Still Life
- Portrait
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Canvas
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Wine
- Condition Notes
- Good Overall - Gentle wear to frame Good Overall - Gentle wear to frame less
Need more product details?
Shipping Options
Standard Returns & Cancellations
Return Policy - All sales are final 48 hours after delivery, unless otherwise specified in the description of the product.
Extended Return for Trade
- Expands return window for trade members to 14 days (12 days more than our standard return policy)
- Trade member to notify Chairish of intent to return within 14 days of item delivery
- Buyer refunded item cost. Buyer pays return shipping cost
- Does not apply to damages that occur post-delivery
Dayton, OH
Questions about the item?
Related Collections
- Oversized Paintings
- Abstract Oil Paintings
- 19th Century Paintings
- French Oil Paintings
- Abstract Landscape Painting
- Alice Ford Paintings
- Mughal Paintings
- Emanuel Romano Paintings
- California Paintings
- Large Scale Paintings
- 19th Century Oil Paintings
- Amedeo Clemente Modigliani Paintings
- Dibond Paintings
- Bathing Paintings
- Angel Paintings
- Habersham Furniture Paintings
- Edgar Degas Paintings
- Ilana Greenberg Paintings
- Paintings in Midland, TX
- Lemon Paintings
- Haley Mathewes Paintings
- Photogram Paintings
- Patrick Nagel Paintings
- Fox Hunt Paintings
- Queen Elizabeth Paintings
Returns
- Does not arrive
- Is broken during transit
- Is entirely different than what you purchased
- Some made-to-order items and a limited selection of other items (noted as non-refundable in the returns and cancellations section of the product description)
-
Orders where Free Local Pickup or Seller Managed Local Delivery were selected:
- Upon inspection, If you decide not to move forward with the purchase, you or your agent must refuse the item at the time of pickup/delivery from the seller
- Once you have taken possession of the item, all sales are final
- International, cross-border returns may require different processes depending on the countries between which the item is shipping to/from, and the buyer is responsible and duties (if applicable, on cross-border orders).
- On approved returns, the buyer is responsible for the full cost of return packing and shipping.
Cancellations
- Prior to shipping or local pickup, buyers may cancel an order for any reason, with the exception of some Made-to-Order items, where supplies have been purchased or work begun on the item.
- Please notify us within 24 hours of purchase if you would like to cancel an order, as prompt cancellation will reduce the likelihood that you will incur return shipping charges.
- Once shipping or pickup has been initiated, the cancellation will be considered a return and you will be responsible for the cost of shipping.
Shipping
Note: Made-to-Order items typically include a lead time or custom delivery window that is added to the delivery time.
- Chairish Express In-Home Delivery
- Chairish Express In-Home deliveries are currently only offered for international cross-border shipments.
- The item will be delivered to your home and placed in the desired room. The delivery service includes unpacking, inspecting, and removing packaging materials; and does not include installation or setting up the item.
- Shipping charges start at $999 and vary based on the size, weight, packaging, and/or the value of the item.
- Deliveries can take anywhere from 6 to 9 weeks to be delivered.
- Chairish Freight Delivery
- Delivered in a crate, to your front door.
- You will need tools and/or equipment to open the crate.
- Shipping charges start at $799 and vary based on the size, weight, packaging, and/or the value of the item.
- Chairish Freight deliveries can take anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks.
- Only available in selected markets.
- Chairish In-Home Delivery
- The item will be delivered to your home and placed in the desired room. The delivery service includes unpacking, inspecting, and removing packaging materials; and does not include installation or setting up the item.
-
Shipping charges start at $149 and based on the size and the distance between pickup and delivery
(for approximate values see table):
Delivery Type Within 50 miles radius Within 1,500 miles radius Over 1,500 miles radius International Cross-Border Shipping Price $149 - $299 $199 - $799 $449 - $899 Over $899 Transit Time 2 to 4 weeks 3 to 6 weeks 4 to 8 weeks 12 to 17 weeks - For some items, the shipping price may vary depending on the size, weight, material and/or value of the item.
- Free Local Pickup
- Local pickup allows customers to inspect an item at the time of pickup and avoid shipping costs.
- Following purchase, a confirmation email is sent to the email address associated with the order, and includes: Pickup Verification & Seller's contact information
- Please contact the seller within 5 days to coordinate pickup
- Once the item has been picked up (by you or your representative) it cannot be returned or refunded.
- Free Shipping
- Free shipping may be offered on select listings.
- Smaller items are typically delivered within 2 weeks of the purchase date, while larger items and furniture may take up to 6 weeks for delivery.
- When an item with Free Shipping is returned, the cost of return shipping fees will be charged to the buyer.
- Parcel Delivery
- Shipment is arranged through recognized carriers such as UPS, FedEx, and DHL.
- Only pieces that can be safely packed in a box or envelope may be shipped via parcel.
- Shipping charges start at $9 — and vary based on the size, weight, packaging and the value of the item.
Delivery Type US Domestic International Cross-Border Shipping Price $9 - $99 $39 - $499 Transit Time 1 to 2 weeks 2 to 4 weeks - Seller Managed Delivery
- Shipping is offered and managed by the seller, through a shipper of the seller’s choice.
- Available on items at the seller’s discretion.
- Seller Managed Local Delivery
- Local curbside delivery is offered and managed by the seller, within a limited geography.
- Following purchase, a confirmation email is sent to the confirmation email address associated with the order, and includes: Pickup Verification Code & Seller’s contact information
- Please contact the seller within 5 days to coordinate delivery.
The Chairish Buyer Guarantee
Make an Offer
Fees and shipping costs will be calculated in the next step
Have questions about how offers work? Learn more or .
Flag this comment for moderation?