ANTIQUE FRENCH AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST FINE ART SKETCH VICTORIAN MOTHER AND CHILD

Verlag: 1900-1949

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Medium: Graphite and Crayon An outstanding graphite and crayon sketch by French American artist Charles Hoffbauer (1875-1957) with Hoffbauer's estate stamp (C. Hoffbauer) measuring approximately 8 1/8 x 11 3/8 visible inches behind glass and matte in a frame measuring approximately16 1/4 x 18 7/8inches. Thanks for looking.CHARLES HOFFBAUER (1875 ??1957) Charles Hoffbauer was a prolific, French-born artist renowned for his historic murals and paintings, in addition to the impressionist New York City street scenes which brought him considerable success in America. By Chelsea DeLay I. Biography II. Chronology III. Collections IV. Exhibitions V. Memberships VI. Suggested Resources VII. Notes I. Biography On June 28, 1875, Charles Hoffbauer was born in Paris, France at the age of seventeen the young artist enrolled at the ??cole National des Beaux-Arts where his peers included Henri Matisse, Georges Rouault, and Albert Marquet.(1) Hoffbauer ??s studies were interrupted when he was called to army duty in March 1896, and after spending eighteen months stationed in Falaise, Normandy, he returned to Paris to resume painting. In 1898, Hoffbauer ??s first submission to the Paris Salon was awarded Honorable Mention, and the following year he became the youngest artist to earn a Gold Medal and be deemed Hors Concours ??a status he held for seven years.(2) Hoffbauer ??s artistic skill was rewarded again in 1902 when Revolt de Flamands won the Bourse de Voyage award, and the artist used the five thousand-franc prize to fund a summer sketching trip to Italy in 1903.(3) The drawings Hoffbauer produced during this visit inspired Triomphe d ??un Condottiere?? a work that was awarded the highest honor ??the Prix du Salon ??by the Paris Salon in 1906. The artist continued to travel over the next several years, producing work while visiting Milan, Rome, Cairo, Aswan, Athens, and Venice. However, the place that truly captured Hoffbauer ??s attention he had only seen in photographs: New York City. Images of Manhattan ??s skyline captivated Hoffbauer and served as artistic inspiration throughout 1904 he produced a significant amount of studies and paintings featuring New York ??s skyscrapers and metropolitan life, all without ever stepping foot on American soil. American and European audiences alike were impressed with Hoffbauer ??s vibrant cityscapes that successfully reproduced the iconic scenery of the great city. Hoffbauer made his first trans-Atlantic journey to the United States in 1909, arriving in New York on December 21. One year after his arrival Hoffbauer met and befriended Roland Knoedler of Knoedler Galleries, who became the artist ??s primary dealer in the United States. Two one-man exhibitions held at Knoedler Galleries in 1911 and 1912 garnered Hoffbauer significant acclaim with American audiences. In an excerpt from Knoedler ??s 1912 exhibition catalogue, fellow artist Arthur Hoeber describes his admiration for Hoffbauer: One feels he has caught the spirit of American progress caught much of its practicalness[sic], with not a little of its vitality, for these pictures of our city are sui generis and they fairly exude American bigness and bustle, the sense of accomplishment despite great obstacles.(4) Hoffbauer ??s artistic career had several significant highlights in 1912: In addition to the success of his solo show at Knoedler Galleries, the artist chose to repaint Triomphe d ??un Condottiere, a work that had earned him Prix du Salon six years earlier. The repainted piece was met with great success when it was exhibited that year at the Architectural League, and Hoffbauer ??s audacious decision was rewarded with a commission for the Battle Abbey murals at the Confederate Memorial Institute at Richmond, Virginia.(5) In 1914, Hoffbauer ??s progress on the Battle Abbey murals was halted by World War I the artist volunteered as a private and spent the next four years serving on the front and working as an official war artist. He returned. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 63907-4453

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Titel: ANTIQUE FRENCH AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST FINE ...

Verlag: 1900-1949

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