Vintage Beeldemaker Print

Description: The first photo is of the original painting hanging in the museum. The rest are photos of the reprint found when our family purchased a cottage in 1950. It is a copy of Adriaen Beeldemaker's "The Hunter" currently on display in Amsterdam at the Rijksmuseum. It was made in 1653 with an almost life-sized hunter accompanied by a pack of hounds. Including frame, this reprint measures 24" x 20-1/2". Frame is in great condition on face. A few tears on the reverse side. “Reofect Paintings” were made from about 1900 to the mid-20th century, say, circa 1950. Background to the painting: This landscape includes no fewer than eight hounds, two of which are depicted with only their heads: the one of a spaniel type on the far right and another to the right of the fawn-colored animal on the left. They are all hunting dogs, and there are at least two breeds. The greyhounds, with long legs and pointed snouts, were used for coursing, because their keen eyesight and speed made them ideal for tracking and overtaking game. The second main variety was generally the beagle, a running dog with hanging ears that followed the scent of the prey with its nose to the ground, barking as it went. However, the two smaller ones in the middle appear to be Brittany spaniels, ‘pointers’ which work closely with the hunter. They point at the game by standing motionless in front of it. The dead hare dangling from the barrel of the gun shows that the man is returning from the hunt. He is about to descend a hillock, with his companions going on ahead on horseback and in carriages. The artist picked a low vantage point that focuses attention on the action in the front, with great depth in the valley being suggested by the tiny size of the rest of the party. The chosen viewpoint also accentuates the menacing clouds above the landscape, reinforcing the drama of the scene. On only one other occasion did Beeldemaker place the dogs in the foreground of a composition with a figure also heading home. There, too, he devoted considerable attention to the sky, but that picture cannot rival the one in the Rijksmuseum, partly because of its much smaller size. He did not often paint on this scale, which is why the Rijksmuseum canvas is rightly regarded as his finest achievement. It is a masterpiece from quite early in his career, and one that he was never again able to match. “Reofect Paintings” were made from about 1900 to the mid-20th century, say, circa 1950. However, while the ending dates seem approximately correct, information indicates that the beginning date is somewhat too early. The Thanhardt-Burger Corp. had its beginning in 1927 when Henry Thanhardt, who had immigrated to the United States from Austria and settled in Chicago, came to La Porte to start a framing business. Thanhardt had brought some pieces of fine art from Europe, and he was searching for a place to have them framed. He discovered the Indiana Molding and Frame Co. in La Porte and decided to set up a similar business, also in La Porte, which he called The Leader Manufacturing Co. He was joined in this business in 1928 by Walter Burger, and, in 1933, the company was incorporated as the Thanhardt-Burger Corp. In 1946, the W.T. Burger Co. was founded to provide art - both oridingal and reproduction for the company's frames.

Price: 30 USD

Location: West Olive, Michigan

End Time: 2025-01-12T19:55:35.000Z

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