CRYSTOLEUM BY FRANZ HANFSTAENGL, AL FRESCO SCENE. READ IN DURBAN

Crystoleum, Oil on Glass, this process popular from about to , the process in short is that a print is stuck to a concave piece of glass then the backing is removed leaving just the emulsion, this is then sealed with starch and when dry the smaller items (eyes, belts, hat bands, shoes etc.) are highlighted with coloured oil paint, once that is dry a further piece of concave glass is stuck to the back where the background colours are painted in, the result a detailed coloured picture with exceptional detail. This particular Crystoleum is from " Franz Hanfsaengl  copyright " although believed to have been produce by his younger sibling Johhanes in . and is unframed.     Postage R econoparcel   See our other bargain items on BoB. Team gemsbokkie.