RINGEL Fréderic (or Fritz)
A MISCHIEVOUS GLANCE
Oil on canvas: 52 x 40,5 cm / 20.5 x 15.9 in.
Signed upper right
Painter of character studies, interiors, genre painting and religious subjects.
Fréderic Ringel was active in Brussels. He took part in the Ghent Triennial Exhibition in 1877, the Exhibition of the History of Belgian Art in Brussels in 1880 and the Artistic Circle Exhibition in Brussels in 1882.
His “Bible Reading” and “The Final Touch” were highly acclaimed in the press of his era: “A good many qualities – robust colours without being too heavy”.
Period:
Born in Brussels around 1850
Belgian School
Literature:
P. Piron, "Dictionnaire des artistes plasticiens de Belgique des XIX e et XXe siecles", Ohain 2003, p. 356.