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Adolf Schreyer
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Adolf Schreyer
- The Charge
- signed and dated Ad. Schreyer / 1869 lower right
- oil on canvas
- 79 by 126cm.; 31 by 49½in.
Provenance
Anthony Ralph Gallery, New York
The Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida
Private collection, USA (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 23 October 2008, lot 152)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
The Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida
Private collection, USA (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 23 October 2008, lot 152)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Condition
The canvas has been lined. Ultra-violet light reveals some small spots of old cosmetic retouching along the left and upper framing edges, and some other very minor scattered spots in the sky towards the centre. The picture is otherwise in good condition and ready to hang.
Presented in a decorative gilt frame with a nameplate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Scenes of combat and hunting held enduring fascination amongst the orientalist painters and Schreyer was certainly not immune to them. Born in 1828 in Frankfurt-am-Main, he trained in Germany and travelled numerous times to the Orient, first to Turkey and then to Egypt, Syria and Algeria. Like Fromentin and Delacroix before him, Schreyer excelled in depicting horses and in capturing their anatomy and strength with great skill, as visible in the present work.