Category
PaintingMedium
Oil/canvasType of Artwork
Original artworkCertificate issued by
Maison d-Art (Art Historian)Signature
lower rightSize of the artwork
82 x 30.5 cm(32.28 x 12.01 in)
Overall Framed Size
106 x 55 cm(41.73 x 21.65 in)
Invoice issued by
Maison d-ArtCondition
excellentArtwork description
Theodore HORSCHELT
(1829-1871)
Young girl returning from the fountain - Circa 1854
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Oil on canvas signed on the bottom right side. Original carved wooden frame decorated in the Berber spirit.
In 1853, Horschelt made two study trips; one to Paris with Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer and one to Spain with him and Christian Friedrich von Leins, where he mostly wandered about on horseback. He separated from his companions when they crossed to North Africa and rode on alone to Algiers. On his return to Munich in 1854, he painted several canvases on Arabian themes for King William.
As an Orientalist painter, Horschelt did exhibit from 1853, Orientalist scenes during and after his trips to
Paris, Spain, Morocco & Algeria.
Very close to the c.1854 female characters of "In an oriental alley" Oil board 32x23cm sold at Karl & Faber Mûnchen the 7/11/2014 as lot 253.