Henry (Henri) Schäfer, French 1833-1916- Views of a European town; oils on canvas, each signed 'H. Schafer' (lower right and lower left), each bear number '875' on the upper stretcher bar, each 25.5 x 20.5 cm., two (2). Provenance: The Cooling...

Henry (Henri) Schäfer, French 1833-1916- Views of a European town; oils on canvas, each signed 'H. Schafer' (lower right and lower left), each bear number '875' on the upper stretcher bar, each 25.5 x 20.5 cm., two (2). Provenance: The Cooling Galleries, London.; Private Collection. Note: Schäfer studied at the l’Ecole National de Beaux-Arts, Paris. He travelled through Europe and painted town scenes and cathedral interiors in Belgium, Germany, and Northern France. Many of his canvases depict the architecture of gothic cathedrals and churches, as in the present work. His compositions follow the styles of Samuel Prout (1783-1852) and Alfred Montagu (1832-1883).
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