$1,100
HENRI SCHAFER (FRENCH 1833-1916), OIL ON CANVAS, 1887, 16" X 12", "EVEREUX NORMANDY":Dated 1887 and monogrammed in lower right; signed and titled on verso; gilt frame. Provenance: The Museum Galleries, London label on the verso. Schafer studied at l'Ecole National de Beaux-Arts in Paris. He painted town scenes, city scenes and cathedral interiors in Belgium, Germany, and France. He was known to have painted in a style reminiscent of Alfred Montague. Schafer is listed in The Dictionary of British Art, Vol. IV, Victorian Painters by Wood.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2005-05-15