$5,500
Christian Schussele (American (born France), 1824-1879), "Children with Dog and Pigeons on Stoop"-1865, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "C. Schussele." Painting depicts three children posed in a triangular formation on the front steps of a building, at lower right the youngest female child is perched on the lowest step and wears a loose fitting dress with lace neckline and embraces a small brown dog, possibly daschound, the child on the left is male and wears a button down shirt tucked into pleated pants and black shoes, his left hand is extended and releasing bird seed just in front of the small girl on the step below, the third child is female and stands above the other two dressed in a white gown with blue bows at either shoulder and black boots, she holds a green book in her left hand, in the foreground three pigeons peck at seeds dropped by the male child, vines and blooming red flowers frame the left hand side of the canvas while a red textile and a hoop and stick for hoop rolling frame the right hand side. Framed approximately 46" x 39". Unframed approximately 40" x 33".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-03-06
