Charles Joseph Grips (1825-1920) Belgian, Oil on Panel. Interior scene with woman washing clothes and cat playing with clothes. In an ornate gilt frame with attribution plaque reading "Grips" along bottom middle of matting. 

Overall Size: 27 1/4 x 23 in. 

Sight Size: 16 1/4 x 12 in. 

Born in Holland in 1825, Charles Joseph Grips (also known as Carel Jozeph Grips) was a Dutch painter, draftsman, and lithographer who trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. He established a distinguished reputation for his intimate genre scenes, primarily painting highly detailed domestic interiors featuring figures absorbed in everyday household tasks. Heavily influenced by 17th Century Dutch Masters like Pieter de Hooch, Grips was celebrated for his skillful handling of clear light, deep spatial perspective, and meticulously rendered still lifes. Throughout his long career, which included many years living in Belgium, he exhibited his works across Europe and gained popularity among collectors in Great Britain and beyond prior to his death in 1920.

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