A GOOD LUNCH

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I enjoyed painting this picture, a rendition of Fritz Wagner's 'A Good Lunch'; with the relaxed atmosphere of the figures after 'A Good Lunch' perhaps in the parlour of the house, with the wall clock ticking as the time goes by.

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by FRITZ WAGNER  1896-1939

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Wagner was born in Munich in 1896. He followed in the footsteps of artists such as Meissonier and Lessel who painted genre subjects, often with a military theme. Wagner developed his own style and he painted his subjects in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. His palette is soft but he was a skilled draughtsman and his figures are well painted and natural