Otto Press, Near Berneichen In The Neumark Winter 425 achieved for ‘The Snake

425 achieved for ‘The Snake Charmer’ at Christie’s in 2004

The portrait is housed within an appropriate frame from the late-19th-century

Dagron was born in Fontainebleau

The artist respected these weary haymakers and sought to emphasise the pride in their endeavours

where he would later become a professor

Otto Press, Near Berneichen In The Neumark Winter 425 achieved for ‘The SnakeThis mid 19th century oil painting by German artist Otto Press (1838 1889) depicts a broad river moving slowly through a summer landscape under a rising moon, its pale light breaking softly through drifting cloud and laying a silver path across the water. Trees mass quietly along the banks, their forms half absorbed by shadow, while a modest house sits back from the rivers edge, partially concealed by foliage. Painted in 1865, the work belongs to the