Name
Sell, Christian, 1831-1883 (Artist)
Title
Military Scene
Abstract
This painting depicts three soldiers--one officer on horseback and two infantrymen--in a forest setting, likely on a scouting mission.
Accession Number
C00.0537
Format
paintings
Culture
German (culture or style)
Genre
Genre (visual works)
Origin Information
Dusseldorf, Germany
Date
1882
Physical Description
1 painting ; sight 7 5/8 x 10 in. (19.2 x 25.5 cm), with frame: 18 3/4 x 21 in. (47.5 x 53.4 cm)
Note (Medium/support)
Oil on panel
Note (Inscriptions/signatures)
Signed and dated in the lower left corner: Chr Sell 1882 [signature not visible in current frame]
Note
The remnants of an old label appear on the back of the frame, reading "Herm. Schramm, / Vergolder / in Dusseldorf / […]urhahn No. 38," suggesting the name of the individual who may have made the original gilt-wood frame.
Library Location
Art Properties, Columbia University
Catalog Record
12003947
Copyright Status
No Copyright - United States
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ccpv-ah25