An Important Work by Henry Farny (American, 1847-1916), Gouache on Paper 

After Big Game
Signed and dated 1907, with bullseye monogram, l.r.
Exhibition label on verso
Housed in original gilt and gesso frame

The small gouache by Henry Farny, one of the master artists of the American West during the late 19th and early 20th century, has never been offered on the market since it was sold by the artist in Cincinnati.  The meticulously executed example offers a lone hunter in winter, facing the viewer, snow shoes embedded in the soft powder.  Farny's iconic "lemon sky" shows through a bare forested backdrop.  

The painting was purportedly purchased directly from the artist (the Collection at one time contained numerous Farny's).  Farny, as many Cincinnati collectors are aware, was prone to drink and bouts of inactivity.  While he was nationally known and collected during his lifetime, he often sold his work only by necessity, and such is the case here.  Many Farny pictures are still buried in Cincinnati with similar stories, and were purchased directly from the artist. 

EXHIBITED

The Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH.  The Vanishing Frontier: Henry Farny, 1847-1916.  June 13-October 19, 1997.






 

Provenance: Purchased from the Artist and Descended in the family until the present
Private Collection, Cincinnati, OH

Some very small losses to interior liner of frame.  The gouache in under glass and in very well preserved condition.

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