August Stephan (Austrian, 1868-1936). Oil painting on canvas titled “The Private Rehearsal,” depicting a group of well-dressed 18th c. men and women gathered around the piano as one of the women plays. Signed along the lower right. With a brass nameplate affixed to the gilded frame. Sight; height: 21 in x width: 26 1/2 in. Framed; height: 28 3/4 in x width: 34 in.