"Maleren" 1778 - 1780

"Maleren le Peintre" is an etching by Danish artist Georg Christian Schule, created between 1778 and 1780. The print depicts a painter at work, seated in a chair and painting a portrait on a canvas easel. It is a satirical commentary on the life of an artist, with details such as the artist's disheveled appearance and the clutter surrounding him, suggesting a life of poverty and hardship. The etching, held at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, is a fine example of Schule's talent for capturing the nuances of human expression.