Albert Muhlig (German, 1862-1909) French-Algeria
Albert Muhlig (German, 1862-1909) French-Algerian battle paintings after Horace Vernet and Victor-Jean Vincent Adam (four works) Oil on canvas; each 15 x 17 inches (38.1 x 43.2 cm); each Swordsman on a grey horse, signed and dated lower left: nach / H. Vernet / von... / 1859 Lancer on a grey horse, indistinctly signed and dated lower right: nach H. Vernet / von A. M.... 1859 Absconding with a woman, indistinctly signed and dated lower left: ... 1859 The final charge, indistinctly signed and dated lower right: von A. Mülig / nach V. Adam / 1859 Property from the Collection of John Robert Clark HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Condition Report: Each on unlined canvas. Stretcher bar marks visible at edges. Minor frame abrasion at extreme edges. Finely patterned craquelure, more pronounced in some areas. Yellowing to the varnish layer. Scattered pinpoint accretions and losses. Surface dirt and dust. None examined out of frame.
Swordsman on a grey horse: Very slight undulation to canvas in lower right quadrant. An approximately 3-inch by 2-inch patch on the reverse, coordinating with a retouched repaired tear on the horse's proper right hind leg. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Aforementioned retouching to the horse's right hind leg. A few finely applied dots and dashes of retouching on the horse's face, but mostly to address prior stretcher bar marks along upper and right edges.
Lancer on a grey horse, under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Retouching, discolored and visible to the naked eye, to the clouds near the horizon, particularly around the note of the horse and the head of the figure.
Absconding with a woman: Pronounced craquelure throughout. Visible retouching to the landscape in the lower half of the work. An approximately 3-inch by 2-inch patch to the reverse, coordinating with a retouched, repaired tear in the center of lower edge, just below the proper left hind foot of the primary horse. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Brushy retouching to much of the lower half of the work. Aforementioned retouching to repaired tear. A few scattered dots and dashes of selective retouching throughout.
The final charge, under UV: varnish fluoresces green, brushy retouching near the right edge.
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Albert Muhlig (German, 1862-1909) French-Algerian battle paintings after Horace Vernet and Victor-Jean Vincent Adam (four works) Oil on canvas; each 15 x 17 inches (38.1 x 43.2 cm); each Swordsman on a grey horse, signed and dated lower left: nach / H. Vernet / von... / 1859 Lancer on a grey horse, indistinctly signed and dated lower right: nach H. Vernet / von A. M.... 1859 Absconding with a woman, indistinctly signed and dated lower left: ... 1859 The final charge, indistinctly signed and dated lower right: von A. Mülig / nach V. Adam / 1859 Property from the Collection of John Robert Clark HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Condition Report: Each on unlined canvas. Stretcher bar marks visible at edges. Minor frame abrasion at extreme edges. Finely patterned craquelure, more pronounced in some areas. Yellowing to the varnish layer. Scattered pinpoint accretions and losses. Surface dirt and dust. None examined out of frame.
Swordsman on a grey horse: Very slight undulation to canvas in lower right quadrant. An approximately 3-inch by 2-inch patch on the reverse, coordinating with a retouched repaired tear on the horse's proper right hind leg. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Aforementioned retouching to the horse's right hind leg. A few finely applied dots and dashes of retouching on the horse's face, but mostly to address prior stretcher bar marks along upper and right edges.
Lancer on a grey horse, under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Retouching, discolored and visible to the naked eye, to the clouds near the horizon, particularly around the note of the horse and the head of the figure.
Absconding with a woman: Pronounced craquelure throughout. Visible retouching to the landscape in the lower half of the work. An approximately 3-inch by 2-inch patch to the reverse, coordinating with a retouched, repaired tear in the center of lower edge, just below the proper left hind foot of the primary horse. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Brushy retouching to much of the lower half of the work. Aforementioned retouching to repaired tear. A few scattered dots and dashes of selective retouching throughout.
The final charge, under UV: varnish fluoresces green, brushy retouching near the right edge.
Framed Dimensions 25.5 X 27.5 Inches Heritage Auctions strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Heritage regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only And should Not be relied upon as statements of fact, And do Not constitute a representation, warranty, Or assumption of liability by Heritage. All lots offered are sold "As Is"
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