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Henri Schafer 1833-1916 Watercolour Normandy Scene
We are delighted to offer for auction this extremely detailed and finely executed watercolour by the French artist HENRI SCHAFER, sometimes listed as Henry, who has signed the painting to the right and entitled it in the lower left hand corner 'Fecamp Normandy'. The painting depicts a street scene in Lisieux in Normandy, France with the a church spire in the background. It is a busy street with the townspeople going about their business, a flower stall on the left and street sellers and shoppers everywhere. There is a large turret on the central gabled building, which houses a antique clock. It is a typical example of the detailed street and cathedral scenes favoured by this artist.
HENRI SCHAFER (1833-1916) studied at l'Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris and painted town and city scenes and cathedral interiors in Belgium, Germany, Spain and France. He lived for part of his life in Islington, London (which is why he is often listed as Henry Schafer) and the townscape paintings of Henri Schafer are often misattributed to the British artist Henry Thomas Schafer and their biographical details are occasionally merged, most notably in Benezit. The catalogues of auction houses regularly confuse the two artists. Distinct biographical sketches may be found in Christopher Wood's Dictionary of Victorian Painters.
Doing this item description caused great difficulty and confusion for the reason above, as the signature identical to the one on this painting, is listed on findartinfo as belonging to Henry T. Schafer. After considerable research on the internet, and reading Christopher Wood's book we believe that the paragraph above is totally correct. Anyone wishing to check for themselves, may visit the site on google, created for someone from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who clearly sets out the differences. Just put Henri Schafer into google search and it is about third down.
To put it simply, as far as we can tell, HENRI SCHAFER painted all the townscapes and cathedral scenes that are attributed to Henry T. Schafer, as Henry T. Schafer was a genre, figure and still life painter and sculptor, who mainly painted young ladies in draperies in oil, as shown on artnet. Also on artnet, Henri Schafer has 292 auction listings for townscapes and cathedral scenes. They, at least, appear to have got it right, unlike some of the major London auction houses.
HENRI SCHAFER, does not appear to have exhibited his work, although his output was prolific, especially in his later years when, according to Christopher Wood, he fell into debt. When checking his auction prices, please note that his name is variously spelt as Schafer, Schaffer, Schaefer and Schaeffer and his Christian name can be Henry, Henri or Herman, but they are all townscapes or cathedrals. His oils achieve prices in the thousands and the watercolours in the middle hundreds.
The painting in mounted with washlines and is framed in a 7/8" gilt frame. It will be supplied wired and ready to hang.
Image size 17" x 13 3/8" - 43.2cm x 34cm
Frame size 25 1/2" x 21 1/8" - 64.75" x 53.65"
Medium Watercolours
Condition Excellent. No foxing or fading. The mounts and frame are in very good condition, with some slight age related wear to the sides of the frame not visible to the front.
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HENRI SCHAFER (1833-1916) studied at l'Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris and painted town and city scenes and cathedral interiors in Belgium, Germany, Spain and France. He lived for part of his life in Islington, London (which is why he is often listed as Henry Schafer) and the townscape paintings of Henri Schafer are often misattributed to the British artist Henry Thomas Schafer and their biographical details are occasionally merged, most notably in Benezit. The catalogues of auction houses regularly confuse the two artists. Distinct biographical sketches may be found in Christopher Wood's Dictionary of Victorian Painters.
Doing this item description caused great difficulty and confusion for the reason above, as the signature identical to the one on this painting, is listed on findartinfo as belonging to Henry T. Schafer. After considerable research on the internet, and reading Christopher Wood's book we believe that the paragraph above is totally correct. Anyone wishing to check for themselves, may visit the site on google, created for someone from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who clearly sets out the differences. Just put Henri Schafer into google search and it is about third down.
To put it simply, as far as we can tell, HENRI SCHAFER painted all the townscapes and cathedral scenes that are attributed to Henry T. Schafer, as Henry T. Schafer was a genre, figure and still life painter and sculptor, who mainly painted young ladies in draperies in oil, as shown on artnet. Also on artnet, Henri Schafer has 292 auction listings for townscapes and cathedral scenes. They, at least, appear to have got it right, unlike some of the major London auction houses.
HENRI SCHAFER, does not appear to have exhibited his work, although his output was prolific, especially in his later years when, according to Christopher Wood, he fell into debt. When checking his auction prices, please note that his name is variously spelt as Schafer, Schaffer, Schaefer and Schaeffer and his Christian name can be Henry, Henri or Herman, but they are all townscapes or cathedrals. His oils achieve prices in the thousands and the watercolours in the middle hundreds.
The painting in mounted with washlines and is framed in a 7/8" gilt frame. It will be supplied wired and ready to hang.
Image size 17" x 13 3/8" - 43.2cm x 34cm
Frame size 25 1/2" x 21 1/8" - 64.75" x 53.65"
Medium Watercolours
Condition Excellent. No foxing or fading. The mounts and frame are in very good condition, with some slight age related wear to the sides of the frame not visible to the front.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 24/JUN/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. SOLD
Period Late Victorian Antiques
Material Card
Origin French
Artist Henri Schafer
Item code as237a749
Status Sold
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View all stock from
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Kent
England, UK
Tel : 01622 812556
Non UK callers : +44 1622 812556
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