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“Hen and Chicks” '1867' Antique Oil Painting by Andrea Cherubini, Italian

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"HEN AND CHICKS" (1867) BY ANDREA CHERUBINI (ITALIAN, 1833-1905) In oil on canvas, signed lower left "A Cherubini 1867, Roma" Item # 007NKJ21H An exquisite interior scene depicting a mother hen as she roosts while her chicks peck about the room, four feeding on the grain in a simple white porcelain plate while several gather to drink from a pottery vessel filled with water. The interior suggests the location is perhaps the storeroom or root cellar with a shelf stacked with garlic and a covered vessel hanging on the wall over the hen. The work is signed in the lower left corner "A Cherubini 1867, Roma" and the reverse retains labels from the gallery of Schillay Fine Art, Inc. in New York and subsequently an inventory label for Faultless Starch Bonami Company. The work has been professionally conserved and remains in pristine condition. Born in Rome in 1833, Andrea Cherubini was primarily a landscape and seascape painter, preferring to capture views of Southern Italy. A typical example would include Drawing in the nets, Sorrento offered at Christies, London in January of 2013, ultimately achieving 4375 GBP. The Benezit notes a few of his scenes as particularly interesting, including Seascape (1883), Eight Views of Capri and Views of the Island of Ischia and Surroundings. [Source: Benezit] Artist listings and bibliography: *E. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Vol. III, Gründ, 2006, p. 901; this notes the sale of four paintings, each described "Hen and Chicks"; New York, 28 October 1981, 22 1/4" x 27 1/2" dated 1865 achieved $ 3500 USD; New York, 27 May 1983, 24 1/2" x 29 1/2" dated 1865 achieved $ 1500 USD; London, 30 May 1986, 24" x 28" dated 1873 achieved 2200 GBP; London, 12 June 1996, 24 1/2" x 29" dated 1873 achieved 3680 GBP Measurements: 24" H x 30 1/8" W [canvas], 31 7/8" H x 37" W x 3" D [frame] Condition report: Relined. Spot touch ups visible under UV examination (see images): dime-sized spot of in painting above Hen's tail feathers; a larger spot of flare suggesting restoration in the featureless shadows of the upper right corner. Canvas is clean and likely conserved in the last two decades. Overall excellent presentation. Housed in a contemporary frame with minor chips to giltwood and fissures to gesso, overall in very good condition. About silla antiques & art Established in 2009, we have available in our 9000 square foot brick-and-mortar gallery an ever-changing selection of carefully curated and catalogued furniture, decorative arts, paintings, sculpture and estate jewelry. Our company has long specialized in sculpture circa 1860 through 1930 and as such the gallery always has a very large collection of exceptional European and American sculpture available on display.  The gallery is located at 117 W Burd Street in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and is open by appointment only. We welcome your visit and would love to meet with you at the shop. For clients located outside of the area, we are always available to discuss items by video conferencing or by phone.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31.88 in (80.98 cm)Width: 37 in (93.98 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1867
  • Condition:
    Additions or alterations made to the original: Relined. Professionally cleaned and conserved. Spots of inpainting. See condition notes for full details. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. See condition notes in description text.
  • Seller Location:
    Shippensburg, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 007NKJ21H1stDibs: LU1059030245002
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