Painting

Unknown artist

Painting in glass and frame by Hans August Lassen (1857-1938). 30 x 39.5 cm incl. 4 cm wide, profiled, gold-bronzed/and brown frame. The painting depicts 3 chess playing gentlemen at a table with a reddish-brown tablecloth on which the chess game with red, white and gray pieces stands, in the background a stueur. A chess player sits and smokes on a half-length pipe, one sits with glass of wine and the third is moving a chess piece. Iflg. A label on the back testifies to the son, Hans Lassen Jun. d. 15.1.1945 that the painting is done by Hans August Lassen. (Aus dem Nachlass des Kunstmalers Hans August Lassen) 1857 in Hadersleben + 1938 in Ratingen (Dusseldorf) für die Echtheit! Ratingen, 15.Jan.1945 Hans Lassen Jun.)