Description: ARTIST: Carl Hirschberg (Connecticut, 1854 - 1923) TITLE: The Letter (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One nail hole by the right edge. Missing a few flakes of paint. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 30 x 25 inches / 76 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 35 x 30 inches / 88 x 76 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 130970 BIOGRAPHY:A genre painter and illustrator, Carl Hirschberg was born in Berlin, and came to the United States with his parents, settling in New York City, where he began school at the age of six. At fourteen, Hirschberg apprenticed as a wood engraver, but gave it up three years later to study drawing at the National Academy of Design. In 1875, when the Art Students League was formed, Hirschberg became one of the original members. He studied figure painting with Walter Shirlaw, then went to England where he met and subsequently married a young British artist, Alice Kerr-Nelson. Hirschberg continued his art education at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris under Cabanel and Lefebvre. In 1884, following the birth of their first child, the Hirschbergs moved to the United States, settling in New Rochelle and then in Buffalo, New York. According to their son, the artist George Laurence Nelson, "working together as a team," the two artists "would set the pattern for American design in calendars and fashion literature, painting in oil, and water color, and etching" (Nelson, "New Life for Old Timber," p. 29). While little is known about Hirschberg's career, like most of his generation of European-trained artists, he faced the problem of what to paint to meet nationalistic expectations. After the Civil War and into the 1890s there was a general longing for "home subjects." Between 1885 and circa 1900 Hirschberg produced several specifically "American" pictures. "Decoration Day", painted in 1885, depicts a group of little girls, mature ladies and Union soldiers decorating the grave of a Civil War hero. "The Veteran of 1893", possibly inspired by Thomas Hovenden's contemporaneous tributes to Civil War veterans, shows an attractive young woman pinning a medal on a Union officer's lapel, while a little boy stands at his side. In sharp contrast to these domestic scenes, "The Contrabands" is ostensibly a Civil War subject. Updating the theme of hunted fugitive slaves it shows a group of shackled men, women and children being herded like cattle toward an unspecified place. While history inspires the subject, the work is an historical genre picture of an incident that could have happened to African-Americans in the path of war. Its epic scale suggests that it was intended for exhibition, possibly at the National Academy of Design in New York, where Hirschberg showed from 1885 until 1893, or as part of a presently unknown mural scheme related to the Civil War. CLICK HERE TO ADD ME TO YOUR FAVOURITE SELLERS LIST.Our prices are based on the value of the artwork by itself. Frames are free and any frame imperfections, damages and condition overall is not a reason for discounts, refunds or returns.If an item is listed like USED it can be dirty.All measurements are given approximately. We pack everything very professionally . Bid with confidence.We DO combine shipping if it possible.If you won multiple items please wait for a combined invoice.Insurance is included in shipping cost.Shipping price is actual only for 48 states. All other bidders have to wait invoice. We are shipping WorldWide.You can choose between two shipment options: We can ship items directly to you or using a Global Shipping Program.Items purchased with Global Shipping Program CAN NOT be combined. If you want to combine them please ask us to list them together BEFORE buying.If item is too fragile or too large for an international shipping We have the right to cancel the bid and refund your payment.Your customs form will include accurate information. Do not ask to falsify the customs form.Imports duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. It is solely Buyers responsibility to check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs, taxes, or charges are.
Price: 1879 USD
Location: Dania, Florida
End Time: 2024-12-17T22:21:06.000Z
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Type: Painting
