MONOGRAMMIST GL (19th century painter, from the circle of Eduard von Grützner), 'Reading Monk', 1881,

MONOGRAMIST GL (painter of the 19th century, from the circle of Eduard von Grützner), 'Reading Monk', 1881, monk sitting at a table with the newspaper 'Fatherland' in his hands, bottom right. Monogrammed 'GL' or 'CL' (?, indistinct) in ligature, dated (18)81, oil/wood, HxW: approx. 20x13 cm (33x27 cm with frame). Signs of age and wear, craquelure, minimal. Paint chips. With frame (label on verso: Kugler, Munich).