John Horsburgh, Damenportrait - photo 1
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John Horsburgh, Damenportrait

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€ 150
Auction dateClassic
28.02.2020 10:00UTC +02:00
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Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
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Germany, Plauen
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ID 293289
Lot 4347 | John Horsburgh, Damenportrait
John Horsburgh, Damenportrait Standbildnis einer Frau mit gescheiteltem Haar und weitem schwarzen Spitzenkleid, mit gütigem, dem Betrachter zugewandtem Blick, Öl auf Leinwand, rechts unten, signiert, ortsbezeichnet und datiert "Horsburgh, Edin [Edinburgh] 1871 [oder 1879]", leichtes Craquelure, winziger Verlust in der Malschicht, geringe Retuschen, gerahmt, Falzmaße 46 x 33,5 cm. Künstlerinfo: schottischer Maler und Fotograf (1835 Eddleston bis 1924 Edinburgh), Sohn des Kupferstechers John Horsburgh (1791–1869), Lehre bei einem Seidenhändler in Edinburgh, sein eigentliches Interesse galt der Fotografie, 1863 eröffnete er ein Fotostudio, 1871 beschäftigte er drei Fotografen und drei Kunstmaler, 1889–98 betrieb er mit seinem Sohn John Alfred Horsburgh ein Foto- und Portraitgeschäft in der 131 Princes Street in Edinburgh, um den Portraitierten die Sitzungen zu ersparen fertigte er zahlreiche Portraits nach Fotografien an, 1898 Übergabe des Geschäfts an den Sohn und offiziell als Pensionär in Edinburgh lebend, bot jedoch bis in die 1920er Jahren z.B. auf Jütland, in London und Ediburgh seine Dienste als Portraitist an, Mitglied der Royal Scottish Society of Arts, Quelle: Saur "Bio-Bibliographisches Künstlerlexikon" und Internet.
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