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Oil on board: 22 x 26 cm board, framed measurements: 31 x 36 cm. Albert Kindler (1833, Allensbach – April 4, 1876, Merano) was a German genre painter in the late Romantic style; he associated with the Düsseldorfer Malerschule. He began his studies at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts but, in 1856, moved to Düsseldorf, where he studied under Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow at the Kunstakademie. This was followed by private lessons with Karl Ferdinand Sohn. His professional career began at Rudolf Jordan's studios. It was there that he became associated with the Düsseldorfer Malerschule, whose works drew on the prosperous new middle class for inspiration and support. Given the places where they might eventually be hung, his paintings were mostly in smaller formats. They made use of the Tyrolean Alps and the Black Forest for their backgrounds and often had a medieval flavor. Many were mildly humorous, but he always strove to accommodate his audience's tastes. His breakthrough came in 1859 with what remains one of his most popular works, "Wedding Procession on the Rhine". Friedrich Oldermann (1802-1874) made a steel engraving and it was widely distributed. Several other versions of the original motif followed. Its success attracted imitators and outright plagiarism. An Austrian landscape artist, Franz Richard Unterberger [de], copied most of the personnel and architecture from his 1865 painting, "Wedding in the Harbour". [1] The original can now be found in the Brooklyn Museum in New York. For several years he was a professor at the Kunstakademie. A long trip to Spain in the 1860s prompted him to paint larger works with Spanish themes, but they never became popular. He died in Italy, where he was staying at a spa in an effort to improve his failing health.