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THBEdmund Henry Osthaus (1858-1928), Reloading
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Edmund Henry Osthaus (1858-1928)
Reloading, 1889
signed and dated "E.H. Osthaus. 1889" lower left
watercolor, 26 1/2 by 40 1/2 in.
Edmund Henry Osthaus was born in Hildesheim, Germany, in 1858, the son of a prosperous farmer who subsequently emigrated to Toledo, Ohio. Osthaus studied at the Royal Academy of the Arts in Dusseldorf from 1874 to 1882 with Andreas Muller, Peter Jansen, Eduard von Gebhardt, Ernst Deger, and wildlife and landscape painter Christian Kroner. In 1883, after studying painting for six years, Edmund Osthaus became an instructor at the Toledo Academy of Fine Arts. He served as director from 1886 to 1893, refining his painting technique and pursuing his dual passions of hunting and fishing.
In 1893 Osthaus dedicated his full attention to painting, shooting, and field trials. He was a charter member of the National Field Trial Association, established in Newton, North Carolina, in 1895. His artistic talent combined with his love of dogs enabled him to capture the essence of the focused working dog while depicting them in precise anatomical detail.
Toledo historian and author Jack Paquette writes, "As Edmund [Osthaus] became more prosperous, his lifestyle evolved into one that permitted him to enjoy all of his favorite pursuits simultaneously. Like a migrating waterfowl winging its way south for the winter, Edmund followed the field trials from Canada to Florida, judging dogs in some of the trials or merely painting his favorites in others, all the while hunting the local birds over his own dogs."
This fine work depicts a hunter and his two dogs at work, an English setter and a Gordon setter in the bush. The Gordon returns having retrieved its grouse quarry.
Provenance: Private Collection, New Jersey, acquired from Sotheby's, March 15, 2000, lot 183 - Shipping Info
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