Fritz Carl Werner Ebel (German, 1835-1895)

Fritz Carl Werner Ebel (German, 1835-1895)

Deer in a Forest Clearing, 1867 and A Forest Clearing with Figures, 1867 (two works)
oil on canvas
each signed F. Ebel and dated (lower right, one indistinctly dated 186)
Each: 39 1/8 x 33 3/4 inches.

Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jaffee, Winnetka, Illinois Fine Art
Frame: 51 7/8 x 46 3/8 inches. Each bearing a label to the reverse detailing provenance information. Each in good, stable and attractive condition overall with patterns of craquelure to the image and a light layer of dust to the canvas surface. Examination under UV light shows small scattered instances of retouch. The example with a deer has a small patch of loss along the center of the right edge. Additional images available upon request.

Provenance:
Collection of Henry Gurdon Marquand, New York
Collection of Dr. A. D. P. Gilmour, Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington Museum of Art, Wilmington, Delaware, April 1941 (bequest from the above)
City of Wilmington, Delaware (on loan from the above)
Christie's, New York, The House Sale, 4 September 2002, Lots 326 and 327 (labeled verso)