Lot 28
"Battle scene with flag charge", Johann Friedrich Engel (Mannheim 1844 – 1898 München), late 19th century
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1188 Lots
Description
Oil on canvas, lined. Signed lower left “J. F. Engel.” Animated history or battle scene with a diagonal compositional structure and advancing infantry with bayonet rifles and flags; the depicted flat visor caps (kepis), cut of uniforms, and armament are militarily and historically consistent with the American Civil War. Loose, sketchy handling with a study-like character. Slightly oxidized varnish; age-related craquelure, particularly in the lighter background areas; localized paint layer detachments and losses (a visibly larger paint loss with exposed ground), edge abrasion with losses along the tacking margins; partial older retouches probable; isolated pressure marks and compression traces in the paint application as well as surface soiling and minor abrasion. Dimensions 58 × 47 cm. Johann Friedrich Engel studied, among other places, in Karlsruhe and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.347872
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