Lot 43: Eduard (Carl Friedrich E.) Holbein (German, 1807-1875) Ruth and Boaz 54 1/2 x 68in (138 x 172.5cm)

Eduard (Carl Friedrich E.) Holbein (German, 1807-1875)
Ruth and Boaz
signed and dated 'E. / Holbein / 18[.]0.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
54 1/2 x 68in (138 x 172.5cm)
Footnotes

Eduard Holbein was a history painter and illustrator who lived and worked in Berlin. He studied at the Berlin Academy, where he also taught from 1851. Among his private students were Max Liebermann and Hans von Marées.
Holbein was mostly known for his portraits of the German Emperors in the ceiling medallions of the Neues Museum in Berlin.