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| 276. Chauncey Ryder (1868-1949)
was born in Danbury, Connecticut. His early artistic studies
were at the Art Institute of Chicago but in 1901 he moved to
Paris to study art at the Académie Julien, under Jean
Paul Laurens. He exhibited his works at the Paris Salons from
1903-1909 before opening a New York studio in late 1909. From
this period until his death, he was represented by the prominent
New York dealer, William Macbeth. Both of these paintings are
owned by Terrace Hill in Des Moines, Iowa. Benjamin Franklin
Allen, Iowa's first millionaire, built Terrace Hill as his family
home. Construction of this 18,000-square-foot home began in 1866
and was completed in 1869. The original cost of $250,000 included
the Mansion, Carriage House, all of the furnishings, and approximately
30 acres of land. The house contained very modern features for
its time, such as hot and cold running water, gas lights, a lift,
and indoor restrooms. William Boyington, a popular Chicago architect
of his time, designed Terrace Hill. One of his other works is
the Water Tower in Chicago, which survived the great Chicago
fire. Today, Terrace Hill is the official home of Iowa's governors. |
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Chauncey Ryder "Jug End Trail"
H. 28" x W. 36" Before Treatment
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Edwin Bruns "Old Mill Stream"
1948
H. 30" x W. 35" Before Treatment
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| 277. This oil is owned by Augustana
College, Rock Island, Illinois. The College has an outstanding
collection of fine art spanning early Classical artifacts through
the modern era. The College is also well known for in-house publication
on a scholarly museum level. This oil is heavily layered with
dirt, grime and discolored varnish. Cleaning will reinstate the
white horses. |
Signature illegible "Covered
Wagon"
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| 278. Elgin Academy, Elgin, Illinois,
was founded in 1839. Today, the school has an enrollment of over
400 students. Last year, the Academy broke ground for its new
Media, Science, and Fine Arts Center scheduled to open in the
Fall of 2008. With a school almost 170-years-old, it is not surprising
that a wonderful art collection has been procured over the years.
These oils well attest to the collection's character and strengths.
The collection includes numerous WPA and IAP paintings. The central
image is an Illinois Art Project painting from 1941. |
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H.S. Delay "Amos Sears"
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K. Himmel ""Street Fair"
IAP
1941 H. 36" x W. 30" After
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H.S. Delay "Susan Sears"
H. 36" x W. 28" Before
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| 279. This oil is owned by the
Brauer Museum at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana..
It pictures a view of the University of a day long ago and far
away from the institution's present appearance. |
Reinhold Marxhausen "Old UV
Campus" 1950
H. 26" x W. 36" Before Treatment
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| 280. These oils are owned by
the Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan. The right image
is by Henri-Joseph Harpignies (18191916). Harpignies was
a French landscape painter of the Barbizon school born at Valenciennes.
His parents intended for him to pursue a business career, but
at the age of twenty-seven he entered Achard's atelier in Paris.
In 1850, he fell in with Corot and the other Barbizon masters,
whose principles and methods are to a certain extent reflected
in his own personal art. He returned to Italy in 1860, this time
with Corot. On his return, he scored his first great success
at the Salon, in 1861, and was a regular exhibitor at the Salon
throughout the remainder of his career. The oils is heavily layered
with discolored varnish and will change dramatically after cleaning. |
Henri Harpignies "Landscape"
ca. 1890
H. 6" x W. 13" Before Treatment
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Charles Daubigny "River Scene"
ca. 1860
H. 10" x W. 16" Before Treatment
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Charles-François Daubigny
(18171878) was one of the painters of the Barbizon school,
and is considered an important precursor of Impressionism. He
was born into a family of painters and was taught the art by
his father and uncle. Initially Daubigny painted in a traditional
style, but this changed after 1843 when he settled in Barbizon
to work outside in nature. Even more important was his meeting
with Camille Corot in 1852. On his famous boat Botin, which he
had turned into a studio, Daubigny painted along the Seine and
Oise, often in the region around Auvers. In 1866 Daubigny visited
England where he met Claude Monet, and together they left for
the Netherlands. Back in Auvers, he met Paul Cézanne,
another important impressionist. These younger painters were
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| Edmund Brucker (1912-1999) was
active as a portrait painter in Indianapolis from 1938 until
his death. In 1967, the artist retired from his post of almost
thirty years as a professor at the Herron School of Art. When
the below painting was unframed, it was revealed that it was
actually a double-sided painting--two separate paintings painted
on one canvas. These are rare occurrences in the history of art
and serious considerations will be reviewed to determine the
paintings' proper treatment |
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Edmund Brucker "Bill"
1938
H. 32" x W. 26" Before Treatment
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Edmund Brucker "Still Life"
1938
H. 32" x W. 26" Before Treatment
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Barry Bauman Conservation
Contact: Mr. Barry Bauman
1122 N. Jackson Ave., River Forest, IL. 60305
Ph.(708)771-0382 Fax.(708)771-1532
e-mail:barrybbc7@yahoo.com
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