Portrait Monk of German master Signed French artist by A. Pasche ca 1910 Framed ^Sale

Signature leads to Albert Pasche (1873-1947), famous French sculptor and painter. The inspiration for this painting was most likely the painting of his contemporary, the famous German painter Eduard von Grützner, called "Smoking Monk". He became famous for his scenes with monks. There is unconfirmed information that A. Pasche was personally acquainted with E. Grützner. Oil painting on wood board, early 20th century.
Size app.: 28 x 20.3 cm (roughly 11 x 8 in), gilt framed nicely ca 39 x 31.4 cm (roughly 15.4 x 12.4 in). Very Good condition, age wear are minor. Please study good resolution images for overall cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 1,3 kg is going to measure some 3 kg volume weight packed for shipment.
Albert Pasche, born December 27, 1873 in Switzerland, in Plainpalais; his father, Louis Daniel Pache, was a watchmaker (inventor in 1899 of the "perfect watch system with a winding pendant". There is no exact information about the training of young Albert. It would seem that at first he was a bricklayer and, at the age of 14-15, fashioned a fountain on the Great Square in Besançon (now the Place Jean Cornet) to gradually turn into sculpture.Sculptural work in the Basilica of Saint-Fergeau and the creation of the statues of Saint-Ferréol and Saint-Fergeot, a copy of the latter at the entrance to the cave and the chapel of Remono.First medals in the Salon French artists, at the Grand Palace, in Paris in 1903 for the abandoned Ariana, then in 1909 for the tombstone of Clarissa Bourdeny at the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.