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Edmund H. Osthaus (1858-1928)
Two Setters
Signed "Edmund Osthaus" lower right
Oil on canvas, 12 by 20 inches
In 1883, after studying painting for six years, Edmund Osthaus became an instructor at the Toledo Academy of Fine Arts. He served as the director from 1886-1893, refining his painting technique and pursuing his passions: hunting and fishing. He resigned in 1893 to dedicate 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. A frequent field trial judge, he followed that circuit across the country. He showed his own setters and pointers in both field trials and confirmation shows. His artistic talent combined with his love of dogs enabled him to capture the essence of the working dog while depicting acute anatomical detail. Osthaus, along with Gustav Muss-Arnolt (1858-1927), Percival Rosseau (1859-1937), and J.M. Tracy (1843-1893), is considered among the greatest American sporting dog painters. He painted the National Field Trail Association winners for the first three decades of its existence. The DuPont Company reproduced these portraits as calendars and lithographs. Additionally, he was commissioned to paint sporting scenes by industrial magnates including members of the Vanderbilt family and J.P. Morgan, who admired his large scale realistic genre paintings.
Provenance: Private Collection, New Jersey
Two Setters
Signed "Edmund Osthaus" lower right
Oil on canvas, 12 by 20 inches
In 1883, after studying painting for six years, Edmund Osthaus became an instructor at the Toledo Academy of Fine Arts. He served as the director from 1886-1893, refining his painting technique and pursuing his passions: hunting and fishing. He resigned in 1893 to dedicate 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. A frequent field trial judge, he followed that circuit across the country. He showed his own setters and pointers in both field trials and confirmation shows. His artistic talent combined with his love of dogs enabled him to capture the essence of the working dog while depicting acute anatomical detail. Osthaus, along with Gustav Muss-Arnolt (1858-1927), Percival Rosseau (1859-1937), and J.M. Tracy (1843-1893), is considered among the greatest American sporting dog painters. He painted the National Field Trail Association winners for the first three decades of its existence. The DuPont Company reproduced these portraits as calendars and lithographs. Additionally, he was commissioned to paint sporting scenes by industrial magnates including members of the Vanderbilt family and J.P. Morgan, who admired his large scale realistic genre paintings.
Provenance: Private Collection, New Jersey
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Edmund H. Osthaus (1858-1928)
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