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Antique Landscape Painting of Provence, France by Léon Joubert
By Leon Joubert
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A glowing view of the valley in Provence, France that likely captures the castle of Les Baux de Provence as the subject. Joubert brings to life a vibrant landscape with a spectrum of...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
French Barbizon Antique 19th Century Oil Landcape River Painting
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH BARBIZON
19th century
Women Washing Clothing by the River's Edge at Golden Hour
18 3/8" H x 30 7/8" W [frame]
14 3/8" H x 26 7/8" W [canvas]
A wonderfully rendered late 19t...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
French Barbizon Antique Landscape Oil Painting of Evening River by Henri Perret
Located in Shippensburg, PA
HENRI FRANCOIS PERRET
French, b. 1825
Lavandières au bord de la rivière
Oil on canvas signed lower left "H. Perret"
17 1/4" H x 26 1/8" W [frame]
12 7/8" H x 21 7/8" W [canvas]
...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
19th Century Swiss Antique Oil Painting of Mountains by Francois Niederhausern
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRANÇOIS LOUIS FRITZ DE NIEDERHÄUSERN
Switzerland, 1828-1888
A Rustic Chalet in the Swiss Mountains
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right "F de Niederhausern"
18 1/4" H x 23 1/2" W [fr...
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
French Barbizon Antique Oil Painting of Evening Landscape by Jean Bain
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JEAN BAIN
French, 1883-1963
Evening Landscape
Oil on panel signed J. Bain lower right housed in a lovely early custom frame
12 3/8" H x 18" W x 1" D [frame]
9 7/8" H x 14 15/16"...
Category
20th Century French Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Paint
American Tonalist Antique Oil Painting of Moonlit Nocturnal Landscape
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AMERICAN TONALIST
Late 19th/early 20th century
A Moonlit Nocturnal Landscape
Oil on canvas Unsigned
20" H x 25 1/16" W x 7/8" D [frame]
15 1/4" H x 20 1/4" W [canvas]
This late ...
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
French Impressionist Antique Evening Seascape Oil Painting by Morel de Tanguy
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CHARLES ADELIN MOREL DE TANGUY
French, 1857-1930
Sailing at Sunset
Oil on Panel housed in an almost certainly original giltwood frame
Signed lower right in script "Morel de Tanguy...
Category
Early 20th Century French Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Antique Fruit Still-Life Oil Painting of Apples & Grapes by Oliver Clare
By Oliver Clare 1
Located in Shippensburg, PA
OLIVER CLARE
British, 1853-1927
Still-Life with Grapes, Gooseberries, Yellow Apples, Peaches and Strawberries
Oil on artist's panel signed lower right "Oliver Clare"
15 1/4" H x ...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Fine Pair of English Antique Oil Hunt Scene Paintings by Samuel Henry Alken
By Henry Alken
Located in Shippensburg, PA
SAMUEL HENRY GORDON ALKEN
British, 1810-1894
"At Covert" & "The End of the Run"
Oil on canvas "The End of the Run" signed lower left "H. Alken"
16 7/8" H x 23" W x 1 7/8" D [fram...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
British Hunt Scene Oil Painting “Off to the Meet” by Lionel Dalhousie Edwards
By Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS
British, 1878-1966
"Off to the Meet"
Oil on canvas signed lower right
25 1/4" H x 29 3/8" W x 1 3/4" D [frame}
20" H x 24" W
Provenance: Bonha...
Category
20th Century English Sporting Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Maritime Nautical Seascape Henry Scott Oil Painting “Harvey Mills” Boston Harbor
By Henry Scott
Located in Shippensburg, PA
HENRY SCOTT R.S.A.
British, 1911-2005
"Down Easter 'Harvey Mills' in the Lower Inner Harbour, Boston, with Governors Island in the Distance
Oil on canvas signed lower left titled...
Category
20th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Maritime Oil Painting of Shannon Battling Chesapeake by Henry Scott R.S.A.
By Henry Scott
Located in Shippensburg, PA
HENRY SCOTT R.S.A.
British, 1911-2005
"Sea Battle, 'Shannon' engaging 'Chesapeake', 1st of June 1813"
Oil on canvas signed lower left titled to the reverse on the stretcher bar
...
Category
20th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
American Impressionist Oil Painting “Wooded Landscape” by Charles Svensson
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CHARLES W. SVENSSON
United States, 1871-1927
A Wooded Landscape
Oil on artist's panel signed lower right
16 5/8" H x 16" W [panel]
20 1/4" H x 19 5/8" W x 1 5/16” D [frame]
Essa...
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paint
French Barbizon Antique Oil Painting of Sheep in Barn by Charles Emile Jacque
By Charles Jacques
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CHARLES EMILE JACQUE
French, 1813-1894)
Sheep and Chickens in a Stable
Oil on panel signed lower left "Ch. Jacque"
9 3/8" H x 12 15/16" W [panel]
16 3/8" H x 19 7/8" W x 2 3/8" D [frame]
Essay:
A finely composed cheerful pastoral scene by Charles-Émile Jacque, this oil on panel features two sheep standing in a modest barn interior accompanied by several chickens pecking at the straw-covered ground. One sheep gazes calmly at the viewer while the other lowers its head to get a drink of water from the stone trough. Set against a darkened background with hints of a feeding bin...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Paint
American Antique Oil Painting of Evening Landscape by George W. Drew
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE DREW
American, 1875-1968
Evening Landscape
Oil on panel
signed lower left
10” H x 14” W x 7/8” D [frame]
7” H x 11” W [panel]
Essay
A very finely painted and brillia...
Category
20th Century American Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Paint
19th Century German Antique Oil Realist School Painting “The Blind Fiddler"
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GERMAN SCHOOL
19th Century
"The Blind Fiddler"
Oil on canvas signed lower left "F. Ortlich, München
ref. 410EPP02A
52 7/8" H x 42 3/4" W x 3 1/2" D [frame]
43 3/8" H x 34 1/2" ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Architectural Painting "Parc de Bagatelle” by Alexandre Pau de Saint-Martin
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ALEXANDRE PAU DE SAINT-MARTIN
French, 1751-1820
"Vue de Bagatelle (The Entrance of the Duke of Bordeaux in the Parc de Bagatelle)"
Oil on canvas unsigned
stock ref. 405VFP22G
31...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
American Oil Painting "Nature Morte: Fallen Doves" (1865) by Alfred Wall
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ALFRED S. WALL
United States, 1825-1896
Nature Morte: Fallen Doves (1865)
Oil on canvas signed and dated lower left "Alfred Wall 1865"
ref. 412APH13E
26 1/2" H x 32 1/2" W x 2 1/2" D [frame]
20 1/8" H x 26" W [canvas]
Essay
This finely executed still life painting captures a group of three doves laid upon a forest floor, rendered with meticulous attention to texture and natural detail. The composition follows the tradition of nature morte, a genre that captures the stillness of life through carefully arranged subjects. The artist employs a rich, earthy palette, contrasting the softness of the birds’ feathers with the dense foliage and scattered undergrowth, the colors in the foliage and fallen leaves suggesting an early fall setting for the scene. An almost ecclesiastical light falls on the doves, lighting them and showcasing the realism, drawing attention to the delicate gradations of color in the plumage and the subtle sheen of the wings.
While the subject matter suggests themes of the hunt or the passage of life, the restrained execution avoids overt dramatization. Instead, the scene invites quiet contemplation, emphasizing form, texture, and atmosphere. Works of this nature were historically popular in European and American art, particularly in the 19th century, serving both as studies in naturalism and as reflections on mortality and transience. It is housed in what is almost certainly its first frame, a finely worked gilded composition that complements the painting beautifully with still-life emblems in the corners.
Provenance: Private Collection, Senoia, Georgia
Condition:
Original stretchers in good condition, these only allowing for four keys instead of eight; linen is taut and unlined, in good condition. Ground layer is overall stable with fine age related craquelure throughout. Several losses under the frame rabbet that have associated inpainting. Areas of old overpaint on the dove chests removed during the conservation process. Our conservator removed the old varnish, inpainted the minor losses and applied a traditional Dammar varnish. Frame is likely the original frame and presents with minor losses, chips and overall discoloration to the gilding. A very fine presentation, ready to place.
Biography
Alfred S. Wall (1825–1896) was a central figure in the development of Pittsburgh’s artistic community during the 19th century. Born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, he was the son of English immigrants William and Lucy Wall. His father, a sculptor specializing in tombstones, instilled in him an appreciation for the arts, a legacy shared with his older brother, William Coventry Wall...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antique Painting of Mother and Infant by Bernard de Hoog (Dutch, 1866-1943)
By Bernard De Hoog
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JOHANN BERNARD DE HOOG
Dutch, 1866-1943
Interior Scene of a Mother and Infant Daughter
Oil on canvas signed Bernard de Hoog lower right
Item # 40...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Fine Antique Barn Painting of Sheep and Chickens by Eugene Verboeckhoven
By Eugène Verboeckhoven
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGENE VERBOECKHOVEN
Belgian, 1798-1881
Barn Interior with Sheep and Chickens (1873)
Oil on canvas reverse of canvas signed and dated signed lower right "E. Verboeckhoven"
stock...
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
French Barbizon Antique Landscape Oil Painting of Sunset by Léon Richet
By Leon Richet
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LÉON RICHET
French, 1847-1907
Sunset Gold: Barbizon
Oil on canvas signed Léon Richet lower right
Item # 407SPJ10A
A highly atmospheric example of Richet's work, it edges on T...
Category
Early 20th Century French Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Seascape Painting
By George Willem Opdenhoff
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Currently on hold.
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Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
18th Century Flemish School Pair of Antique Landscape Paintings
By Pieter van Bloemen 1
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FLEMISH SCHOOL
18th century
"Resting on the Bluff" - a Pair
Circle of Pieter van Bloemen (Flemish, 1657-1720) unsigned later engraved attribution plaque on each frame executed in oil on canvas
Item # 911TRM16W
A vibrant and complex pair of Italianate landscape scenes of travelers resting on a bluff overlooking the valley and cities beyond, they are a powerful presentation with exquisitely painted animals. Notable influences of anthropomorphic Romanticism in the features of the horses lend a certain humor and lightheartedness to the scenes; in one a cheery rider arrives on a donkey and engages a resting woman and her child...
Category
Antique 18th Century European Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Austrian Oil Landscape Painting “Evening Walk ” by August Schaeffer ca. 1874
By August Schaeffer von Wienwald
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AUGUST SCHAEFFER VON WIENWALD
Austria, 1833-1916
Walking in the Forest at Evening (1874)
Oil on artist card signed lower left "Aug. Schaeffer 1874." reverse with label for "Maler...
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Paint
English Antique Landscape Oil Painting “Start of the Day” by William Shayer Sr.
By WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)
Located in Shippensburg, PA
WILLIAM SHAYER, SR.
British, 1788-1879
"The Start of the Day"
Oil on canvas signed lower left "Wm Shayer Sr"
Item # 012PGJ11S
A bright and atmospheric painting by self-taught lu...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antique Landscape Oil Painting of Sheep by Lauren de Beul circa 1864
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LAURENT DE BEUL
Belgium, 1821-1872
Shepherd Boy, Dog and Flock in Landscape (1864)
Oil on panel signed with a certifying statement in the artist's hand verso "Je soussigné, déclar...
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Romantic Paintings
Materials
Paint
American Carleton Wiggins Impressionist Barbizon Landscape Painting Sheep
By John Carleton Wiggins
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JOHN CARLETON WIGGINS
American, 1848-1932
"Sheep in a Landscape"
Oil on artist's panel signed lower left "Carleton Wiggins" titled and signed to the reverse of the panel "Sheep L...
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
American Tonalist Impressionist Painting “Midsummer” by Cullen Yates
By Cullen Yates
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CULLEN YATES
American, 1866-1945
"Midsummer"
Oil on canvas Signed lower right "Cullen Yates" exhibition label retained noting its title and "no. 6702
Item # 406KKL02P
A bold an...
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
English Antique Seascape of "Sussex Coast" (1854) by William Shayer, Sr.
By WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)
Located in Shippensburg, PA
WILLIAM SHAYER, SR.
British, 1788-1879
"Sussex Coast" (1854)
Oil on canvas signed lower left "William Shayer '54" titled in graphite on stretcher bars verso
Item # 404REX19W
Th...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
River Landscape Painting of Fishing & Clamming by Francois de Blois ca. 1874
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRANCOIS B. DE BLOIS
Canadian/American, 1829-1913
River Landscape of Figures Fishing and Clamming (1874)
Oil on canvas signed lower right "FB de Blois - 1874 -"
Item # 404NKB21A
...
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
German Realist Still-Life Painting of Fruits and Wine by Gottfried Schultz
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GOTTFRIED SCHULTZ
German, 1842-1919
Still-Life with Fruits and Wine on a Marble Surface with a Small Fly
Oil on linen Signed upper left "G. Schultz"
Item # 402UJE16Z
An intricately painted still-life scene centered around a blown glass goblet of white wine centered on a marble table top. Red and white grapes spill across the surface with a sprig of the grape vine together with several large leaves resting on the top while peaches, a pear, two plums and an open apricot are laid out on the table. A single fly looks on at the table of sweet fruits and juices, its tiny body casting...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paint
China Trade Nautical Seascape of Ship “County of Caithness” (1897) by Lai Fong
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LAI FONG OF CALCUTTA
Hong Kong/India, active 1875-1910
"County of Caithness" (1897)
Oil on canvas signed lower right "Lai Fong / Calcutta / 1897"
Item # 403ZMN11W
A very fine oi...
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
China Trade Nautical Painting of Sailing Ship by Lai Fong of Calcutta ca. 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LAI FONG OF CALCUTTA
Hong Kong/India, active 1875-1910
Four-Masted Sailing Ship "County of Peebles" in Rough Seas (1900)
Oil on canvas signed lower right "Lai Fong / Calcutta / 19...
Category
20th Century Indian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Rare German Romantic Painting of “Siblings After Church” by Karl Boser ca. 1860
Located in Shippensburg, PA
KARL FRIEDRICH BOSER
German, 1809-1881
After Church
Oil on canvas signed to column mid-right "F. Boser" circa 1860
Item # 312ZSB08X
Vibrant and crisp, this extraordinary painti...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Large River Landscape Painting by Alfred Augustus Glendening (1884)
By Alfred Augustus Glendening Sr. 1
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ALFRED AUGUSTUS GLENDENING
British, active 1861-1903
A Figure Overlooking a River Landscape Before a Pasture of Grazing Sheep (1884)
Oil on canvas signed lower left "A. A. GLENDEN...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Rare Pair of Battling Cavalry Paintings in Circle of Karel Breydel, ca. 1740
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CIRCLE OF KAREL BREYDEL (ANTWERP, 1678-1744)
Flemish School, circa second quarter of the 18th century
Cavalry Battling Along the River Banks
Oil on panel right panel signed illegi...
Category
Antique 18th Century Belgian Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Antique Franco-Prussian War Painting of Cuirassiers by Paul Perboyre
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAUL EMILE LÉON PERBOYRE
French, 1851-1929
Cuirassiers Sharing Wine with Rural Countryman
Oil on canvas signed lower left "Perboyre"
Item # 309ULM18A
A rich historical painting that captures the heart and reality of the Franco-Prussian conflict, the scene depicts a troop of Cuirassiers stopping for the afternoon in a non-descript field in the French countryside. Presumably the owner of the field, an older man has come out in the heat of the afternoon to greet the soldiers with a basket of wine bottles, offering a glass to the officers while chatting casually with them. Perhaps he is a local guide offering a sense of what the soldiers might expect in the rural countryside, but more likely it is simply a moment of reprieve in the idyllic countryside and a distinct juxtaposition to the intensity and drama of Perboyre's battle scenes.
The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) was the last use of "cuirassiers" in the French army with uniforms characterized by the distinct helmets known as a "casque à crinière" featuring a plume of horsehair. The cuirassiers wore a breastplate (cuirass) and the red trousers were a standard part of the French military uniform...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Authentic Oil Painting by John Faulkner, R.H.A. of Blacksmith “The Smeltery"
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JOHN FAULKNER, R.H.A.
Ireland, 1830/35-1894
"The Smeltery"
Oil on canvas signed lower left original label verso titled "The Smeltery / John Faulkner R.H.A."
Item # 909KRP13
A ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
German 1884 Landscape Painting of “Dutch Homestead” by Joseph Jansen
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JOSEPH JANSEN
German, 1829-1905
"A Dutch Homestead" (1884)
Oil on canvas signed lower right "J. Jos. Jansen 1884" Frost & Reed label verso with title
Item # 308EPG23Z
An excee...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
German Landscape Painting of Alpine Mountain Waterfall by Guido Hampe
By Guido Hampe
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GUIDO HAMPE
German, 1839-1902
Alpine Landscape with Waterfall (1881)
Oil on canvas signed lower right "G. Hampe '81"
Item # 106QJY03C
An incredibly powerful Romantic landscape of the Alpine mountains with a waterfall cascading into a valley, the river pouring over the rocks and curving around the bend, flowing past a pair of figures seated on a grassy noll with a transcendant unearthly lighting that creates a focal point of the couple. It is as if the clouds have opened up just to shine light on them, emphasizing the glorious day the man and woman are experiencing on this leisurely hike through nature.
Painted by Guido Hampe in 1881, the painting was acquired by Charles S. Shultz, president of the Hoboken Bank in Montclair, New Jersey where it remained in his home until its deaccession from the home in 2021. The home was particularly interesting for its total originality, the interior looking almost identical throughout its entire life to how it appeared at its inception in 1896. Enclosed in the collection of images is a shot of the painting in situ over the living room fireplace as captured by the Montclair Magazine article on the home in 2020.
The work is signed in his typical script lower right "G. Hampe / 81". It remains housed in the original and substantial giltwood frame, fully restored and a very powerful presentation.
An article on the Charles S. Schultz home can be found by clicking here.
Artist Listings & Bibliography:
*. E. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Vol. VI, Gründ, 2006, p. 1105
Measurements: 32 1/4" H x 42 1/2" W [canvas]; 48 1/2" H x 58 5/8" W x 5 1/4" D [frame]
Condition Report:
A fine presentation ready to place: frame with minor wear/abrasion/loss; canvas with trace grime in the mountain tops and sky and all-over moderate craquelure. Surface bright and vibrant. Retains the original frame that we have had professionally restored with trace regilding and inpainting, some elements recreated; the restoration has preserved the antique nature of the frame and all restoration has been toned to match the aged aesthetic of the frame. Painting was acquired with its apparently first surface, an incredibly thick grime layer that significantly obscured the image - this was likely due to its placement above the fireplace in the Charles Shultz...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Rare Landscape Painting of Shepherds and Injured Lamb by Hermann Corrodi
By Hermann Corrodi
Located in Shippensburg, PA
HERMANN DAVID SALOMON CORRODI
Italian, 1844-1905
Bucolic Landscape of Shepherds Caring for an Injured Lamb (1868)
Oil on canvas signed lower left "H. Corrodi Roma 68"
Item # C104...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Huge Landscape Painting of “Second Premium” Attr. John Smith of Chichester
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SMITH OF CHICHESTER
England, 1717-1764
"The Second Premium Landscape, a copy"
oil on canvas unsigned, attributed posthumously verso in pitch "jno Smith of Chichester 1716-1764"
Item # 208DEJ23W
In 1760 the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce initiated a prize to be awarded to artists based on the judgement of their work by the society. George Smith of Chichester one the First Premium award for his landscape submission and John Smith of Chichester was awarded the Second Premium for his own landscape. That painting would be acquired by the Goodwood House of Chichester where it remains in their collection today. It is a magnificent painting measuring 6' 4" x 4' 6" and it was included in the collection of engravings executed by William Woollett in 1763 for "Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales", a work that showcased many of the Smith Brothers' paintings reversed as engravings.
Executed in oil on canvas, the present example remains in fine original condition over its original stretchers, the canvas being unlined and still presenting beautifully. It depicts a sweeping landscape that is clever in its melding of a classical pastoral ideal together with the intricacies of the Dutch landscape paintings of the seventeenth-century (Pallant, p. 49). The scene is anchored by a river with a trio of figures congregated in the center while a flock of sheep and some cows are herded over the arched bridge in the distance; sheep rest in the shade of the woods on the right while in the distance under pink sky is a hint of the coastal waters that border a small town. The spires of a church rise into the blue-ish hues of distant mountains.
This example of the Second Premium is notable in that it includes elements of the scene along the left side of the painting that were left out of the original example at Goodwood: the boulders along the water, the castle on the hill and all the detail in between. And also that it was executed in the same orientation as the engraving, rather than the reversed scene originally painted. For a similar orientation, see the relatively low-quality painting after the engraving in oil on copper that was offered at Sotheby's in 2017, a small painting attributed to John Smith of Chichester that was offered with an estimate of $ 5,000 - $ 7,000.
The painting is inscribed in black pitch on the reverse in a period script "jno Smith of Chichester 1716-1764", "FG6981" and in chalk "LOT 333"; it retains a label from Richard Feigen & Co of New York and the upper right corner is retained an early loan label that was never filled out. The painting is housed in an ebonized and parcel gilded frame from the middle of the 20th century. It is unknown whether the painting was executed by John Smith of Chichester or was completed by a follower of his work. As discussed by Brian Stewart in the Pallant House catalog of The Smith Brothers of Chichester, the exquisite engravings of works by the Chichester Brothers were incredibly popular and widely distributed. As an interesting annecdote, when their contemporary Thomas Hearne produced paintings of "The Improved Landscape" and "The Unimproved Landscape" that were engraved for Richard Payne...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
“Young Naval Conscript” Antique French Painting by Julien Le Blant
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JULIEN LE BLANT
French, 1851-1936
"Le Départ des Conscrits" (1888)
Oil on canvas Signed lower left "J. Le Blant"
Item # 301OIV16Z
A moving study of a very young man hugging and kissing his father goodbye as the French Navy has arrived at his home to collect him for conscription to military service. His mother grips a hankerchief in one hand as she watches her teenage son with a complex expression that bridges grief and perhaps anger. His younger brother likely does not grasp the totality of the situation, dragging behind his feet a toy boat. The bright colors and vibrant life of the rural farm is juxtaposed against a deep sorrow.
The present example dates from 1888 and was mentioned in the Gazette anecdotique et Littéraire of the same year. It is included in the ongoing catalogue research project on the works of Julien Le Blant by Dominique Formaz and is documented at Leblant. com
JULIEN LE BLANT
Julien Le Blant studied under E. Girard and made his debut at Salon in 1874. His work was regularly recognized, ultimately receiving the gold medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle. He was made Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1885. The body of his work largely focuses on military scenes, particularly of the French Revolution, but also scenes of the First World War later in life. He completed hundreds of illustrations for a great number of books, including Les Chouans (Honoré de Balzac), Chevalier des Touches (Barbey d'Aurevilly), and Premier Grenadier de France (Paul Dérouléde) to name a few. His work is held in major museum collections and institutions around the world.
For serious collectors of militarism and of the Romantic painters of the period, this is a simply outstanding investment grade selection. Works by Julien Le Blant very rarely make their way to the the open market.
Museums:
Musée de Mulhouse, France - The Regiment's Return
Musée de Nantes, France - Death of General d'Elbee
Musée de Troyes, France - The Battle of Fére Champenoise
Further Reading and Notes:
E. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, vol. VIII, Gründ, p. 588-9
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Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Paintings
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Canvas, Wood, Paint
Rare Engraving "Il Temporale Del Pussino" by Wilhelm Gmelin After Poussin circa
Located in Shippensburg, PA
WILHELM FRIEDRICH GMELIN (GERMAN, 1760-1820) AFTER GASPARD POUSSIN (FRENCH, 1615-1675)
"IL TEMPORALE DEL PUSSINO" (1813)
Engraving on paper
Item # C104052
A well-preserved untinted engraving on paper published circa 1813...
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Antique French Lithograph Poster "Cycles Tridon" by Maurice Lourdey circa 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"CYCLES TRIDON"
Maurice Lourdey (French, 1860-1934)
Color lithograph Signed LOURDEY (lower right) Circa 1900
Item # 105HPZ14M
A most attractive advertising poster from the turn of...
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Other
Genre Painting of Men Conversing by Hedwig Oehring (German, 1855-1907)
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GENRE PAINTING OF MEN CONVERSING OVER A PINT BY HEDWIG OEHRING (GERMANY, 1855-1907)
Signed "H. Oehring / Munchen" lower left; in oil on panel; partial ...
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Antique 19th Century German Romantic Paintings
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Paint
“An Alpine Village” Antique Landscape Painting by Joseph Heinrich Marr, German
By Joseph Heinrick Ludwig Marr
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"AN ALPINE VILLAGE" JOSEPH HEINRICH LUDWIG MARR (GERMAN, 1807-1871)
Oil on panel, signed lower left "H. Marr"
Item # 012PXI11A
A scene full of life and romance, a picture of toil among friends and neighbors, this exquisite painting of Alpine life by Joseph Heinrich Ludwig Marr captures the very essence of Romanticism. An idyllic glimpse at the past capturing a space shared by man and beast alike, the work sought to capture a nostalgia for a time of simplicity and Community for city-dwelling patrons and clients.
Some women of the village gather around the well at the center of the town to clean and dry baskets...
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Antique 19th Century German Romantic Paintings
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American Colorist Landscape Painting “Lake Shore” by Frederic M. Grant
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FREDERIC MILTON GRANT
United States, 1886-1959
"Lake Shore"
Oil on canvas Signed lower right "Frederic M. Grant", signed and titled "Lake Shore" verso on stretcher bars
Item # 109MPK24Q
A vibrant landscape that blends the lines of genre work with the impressionist landscape, it captures a pair of woman caught in the middle of a conversation while a young child is exploring the path barefoot. The traditional dress is reminiscent of a century prior and is evocative of a rural Italian landscape, though the stretchers on the reverse of the painting are simply titled "Lake Shore" with no recorded indication of the placement of the scene. The brilliant cobalt blue of the lake is visible to the far right of the nearly square composition while the trees stretch like spires through the horizon and beyond the scope of the canvas, proportionally dwarfing even the cliffs in the distance behind the women.
It is a composition familiar to Grant, with his preference for framing subjects with towering local trees, utilizing a relatively square canvas and including just a hint of water. In this particular example, the interplay of light and shadow in the scene is positively brilliant with Grant's palette switching from high-chroma to low-saturation within the span of a single brushstroke.
The scene is signed in the lower right in his typical script, "Frederic M. Grant" and is housed in a good quality period correct carved giltwood frame.
ARTIST
Born in Sibley, Iowa on October 6th of 1886, Frederic Milton Grant studied at the North Dakota State University before heading to the Art Institute of Chicago. There he trained under John Vanderpool, Alphonse Mucha, Frederick Freer...
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20th Century American Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Antique English Painting “Lake Nemi, Italy” '1865' by John Wilson Carmichael
By Carmichael
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JOHN WILSON CARMICHAEL
British, 1800-1868
"View over Lake Nemi, Italy" (1865)
Oil on canvas Signed lower right "1865 J. W. Carmichael"
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Antique 19th Century British Romantic Paintings
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Antique Landscape Painting of Naples by George Fischhof
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"NO. 829 DER NEAPLE" - LANDSCAPE BY GEORGE FISCHHOF (AUSTRIAN, 1849-1914)
Executed in oil on canvas, signed "A.L. Terni" lower right (known pseudonym of George Fischhof)
Stretchers and frame titled verso "No. 829" and "No. 829 Der Neaple"
Item # 011GSR19Q
An extraordinary landscape view of Naples, identified as such on the stretchers with a title of "No. 829 Der Neaple", this intricate scene is executed in the most bright and vibrant of palettes. Brilliant blues and luscious greens dance across this quaint Italianate landscape, the wild arid landscape domesticated by a worn path flanked with walls of stone gathered from the nearby fields before a small cafe. Stone Pines and three Italian Cypress...
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20th Century Austrian Paintings
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Canvas, Pine, Paint
Barbizon Landscape Painting by Jan van Lokhorst "A Rural Cottage" (1867)
By Jan van Lokhorst
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"A RURAL COTTAGE" (1867) LANDSCAPE PAINTING BY JAN VAN LOKHORST (DUTCH, 1837-1929)
Signed lower right "Jan v. Lokhorst 1867", executed in oil on panel...
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Barbizon School Paintings
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Paint
“Hen and Chicks” '1867' Antique Oil Painting by Andrea Cherubini, Italian
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"HEN AND CHICKS" (1867) BY ANDREA CHERUBINI (ITALIAN, 1833-1905)
In oil on canvas, signed lower left "A Cherubini 1867, Roma"
Item # 007NKJ21H
An exqu...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings
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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
French Barbizon Pastoral Landscape Painting of Horses by Jules Dupré
By Jules Dupré
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JULES DUPRÉ
French, 1811-1889
A Pastoral Landscape of Horses Drinking
Oil on canvas Signed lower right "Jules Dupre", numbered verso with ink stamp "28288" circa 1840s
Item # 11...
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Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Landscape Painting "Shepherd & Flock" by Pieter Gerardus Van Os circa 1821
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIETER GERARDUS VAN OS
Dutch, 1776-1839
Shepherd with Flock in a Pastoral Landscape (1821)
Oil on canvas Signed lower left "PG Van Os f 1821"
Item # 204GPP23A
An extensive and brilliantly detailed scene, this fine woodland pastoral landscape highlights the ability of Pieter Gerardus van Os to manipulate light for dramatic and somewhat ecclesiastical effect. There is a certain other-worldly insinuation in the golden light as it pierces the dense cover of the leaves to highlight the shepherd and his flock as the focal point for the painting. Here we find the young boy entirely at peace on the bank surrounded by long golden grasses with his hat and staff tossed aside while watching the action of the small waterfall on the otherwise tranquil stream. His small dog stands beside him while the sheep graze carelessly, each showing total disregard for the two men and their dog hunting in shadows of the woods behind them. Across the bank a pair of unattended billy goats graze on the trees of the deeply shaded forest floor.
There is a harmony and perfect sense of balance in this intricately detailed scene, an effective infusion of the transcendental into a quiet landscape scene. The work is signed lower left in his typical scrawling script "PG [intertwined] Van Os f 1821" and the back of the frame retains an early Christie's label. It is presented in a very fine carved giltwood frame.
PIETER GERARDUS VAN OS
Born in The Hague on October 8th of 1776 into the renowned Van Os family of painters, Pieter would spend his early years studying under his father Jan together with his brother Georgius Johannes Jacobus (Dutch, 1782-1861) in their father's studio. The three men had remarkable careers and would become some of the most influential painters in the Netherlands throughout the first half of the 19th century. Unlike his brother and father, Pieter moved away from still-life paintings and focused his work on rural landscapes of the Dutch countryside. He was self-taught in this pursuit, first as a copyist of the renowned Dutch "Golden Age" painters Karel Dujardin (Dutch, 1626-1678) and Paulus Potter (Dutch, 1625-1654) while also being heavily influenced by the landscape work of Jacob van Ruisdael and the allegorical landscapes of Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem. From his studio in Amsterdam, Pieter taught such notable pupils as Wouterus Verschuur...
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Romantic Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Antique Landscape “Sheep and Goats” by Eugene Verboeckhoven circa 1859
By Eugène Verboeckhoven
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGENE VERBOECKHOVEN
Belgian, 1798-1881
Sheep and Goats in a Bucolic Landscape (1859)
Oil on panel Signed lower left "Eugene Verboeckhoven 1859...
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Romantic Paintings
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Paint
19th Century Landscape Painting "A Scottish Loch at Sunrise" by John Mogford
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JOHN MOGFORD, R.I.
British, 1821-1885
"A Scottish Loch at Sunrise"
Oil on canvas Signed lower right "John Mogford"
Item # 109YWG10X
A sweeping landscape view, this lovely scene ...
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Antique 19th Century English Romantic Paintings
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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Romantic Genre Painting "First Lesson on Drum" by H. Rivers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
H. RIVERS
American School, 19th century
The First Lesson on the Drum
Oil on Canvas Signed lower left "H. Rivers" label verso ex. Schwarz Gallery
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Antique 19th Century Romantic Paintings
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