MARINE GENRE, ORIG. 19TH C., ATTRIBUTED,TO EMILE RENOUF TITLED: "Un coup de main" (Helping Hand) Start Price USD 3,500.00 Current Price USD 3,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 18, 2008 End Time Monday, July 28, 2008 Location JENKINTOWN, PA See more about 'MARINE GENRE, ORIG. 19TH C., ATTRIBUTED,TO EMILE RENOUF' Description THIS CHARMINGLY, BEAUTIFUL 19TH C. FRENCH PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO WELL NOTED ARTIST EMILE RENOUF (1845-1894). RENOUF ORIGINALLY PAINTED THIS FAMOUS SUBJECT MATTER, WHICH HE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR. HE REPRODUCED THIS WORK IN DIFFERENT SIZES TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLICS INTEREST AND COMMISSIONS FOR THIS WORK THIS SUBJET CAN TRULY BE AND JOYED AND APPRECATED BY EVERYONE. THIS CHARMING SUBJECT MATTER TITLED: "Un coup de main" (Helping Hand) COMPARATIVELY IS A CLASSIC OF EMILE RENOUF`S WORK OF LATE 1800; THE SUBJECT MATTER DEPICTS ADORATION AND INNOCENCE OF A FISHERMAN AND HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER WHO IS ASSISTING HIM WITH THE ORES OF THE FISHING BOAT. THE WATER IS SHIMMERING THERE ARE BOAST IN THE BACKGROUND. THE PAINTING IS ON THE ORIGINAL CANVAS AND NAILED TO THE ORIG. EUROPEAN STRETCHER. THE CANVAS HAS NOT BEEN RELINED.THE RENOWNED 19 TH CENTURY FRENCH ARTIST EMILE RENOUF, WAS A PAINTER OF MARINE AND GENRE BORN IN PARIS IN JUNE (1845-1894) HE DEBUTED AT THE PARIS SALON IN 1870. MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTIST IN FRANCE. HE WON SEVERAL AWARDS AND MEDALS INCLUDING CHEVALIER LEGION OF HONOR. HIS WORK IS IN SEVERAL MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD. HE CAME TO VISIT AMERICA FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE PAINTING HAS BEEN VIEWED UNDER A UV BLACK LIGHT THERE IS NO SIGN OF IN PAINTING OR RESTORATION. THERE IS NO PAINT LOSS OR DAMAGE TO THE CANVAS. THE PAINTING APPEARS TO BE UNSIGNED. IT HAS BEEN NOTED: THIS ARTIST DID NOT ALWAYS SIGN HIS WORK. PAINTING IS IN THE ORIGINAL CONDITION.  THE CONDITION OF THE PAINTING IS VERY GOOD. THE BACK OF THE CANVAS SHOWS ITS AGE AND TYPE CANVAS USED DURING THE 19 TH CENTURY. THE PAINTING IS ATTACHED TO THE ORIGINAL STRETCHER WITH VERY OLD NAILS COVERED. THE STRETCHER IS MOUNTED IN A CARVED WOOD GOLD LEAF ORNATE FRAME. I AM NOT CERTAIN IF THE FRAME IS THE ORIGINAL. THE FRAME IS IN GOOD CONDITION  THE PAINTING HAS SOFT PASTEL COLORS. THE PAINTING IS PHOTO REALISTIC QUALITY, FINELY DETAILED TO SCALE, WITH GREAT PERSPECTIVE!  THE SIZE OF THE PAINTING IS APPROX. 30" L X 24" H AND WITH THE FRAME, IT IS 38 " L X 32  " H.  SALES RECORDS FOR THIS SUBJECT ACCORDING TO ART SALES PRICE INDEX. FOR A LARGER SIMILAR WORK OF, QUALITY, CONDITION, AND PERIOD, LARGER IN SIZE 60 X 80 INCHES, TITLED THE SAME, HELPING HAND "Un coup de main" DATED 1881 SOLD AT SOTHEBY’S AUCTION, N.Y. 2/12 /1997. PRE SALE ESTIMATE WAS $400.000 TO $600,000 US SOLD FOR $1,000,000. HOWEVER, I AM NOT SUGGESTING THE VALUE FOR THIS WORK IS THE SAME THIS IS AN EXAMPLE AS THE ABOVE AUCTION RESULTS STATE.THE PAINTING HAS AN ORIGINAL VERY OLD LETTER HAND WRITTEN IN SCRIPT STATING THE PAINTING IS BY EMILE RENOUF, DESCRIBING THE PAINTING, TITLE, AND BIO. INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTIST AND WHOM HE STUDIED UNDER ETC. THE LETTER WAS FOLDED AND TUCKED BETWEEN THE STRETCHER AND THE CANVAS ON THE BACK OF THE PAINTING. THE BOTTOM PART OF THE LETTER WAS LOST OVER TIME. THERE IS TAPE ON THE FOLDS OF THE LETTER TO PROTECT IT.THE LETTER MAY HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY THE OWNER AT ONE TIME, AN ART DEALER, OR BY GEORGE MUTH OR ONE OF HIS EMPLOYEES OR BY THE FREER GALLERY AT ONE TIME. THE LETTER NO DOUBT WAS TO VALIDATE THE BIO. AUTHORSHIP AND PROVIDENCE FOR THIS PAINTING AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTIST. THE PAINTING HAS A LABEL ON THE ORIG. STRETCHER FROM THE GALLERY/ ARTIST SUPPLY, WHICH SAYS GEORGE F. MUTH & CO. SUCCESSORS TO GEO. RYNEAL, JR. ARTISTS AND SUPPLY’S. ? 18 SEVENTH ST. N.W. WASHINGTON D.C. THIS LABEL CAN BE SEEN IN PHOTOS PROVIDED. GEORGE F. MUTH & CO. ESTABLISHED IN THE MID TO LATE 1800`S AFTER THEIR SUCCESSORS GEORGE E RYNEAL AND COMPANY. MUTH & CO. BEGAN DEALING AND DOING BUSINESS WITH THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED FREER GALLERY FOR GOODS AND SERVICES ETC AROUND EARLY 19TH CENTURY. GEORGE F. MUTH & CO. AND THE FREER GALLERY MAY HAVE MERGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, HENCE THE FREER GALLERY OF ART, TROUGH ACCESSION. ALSO THE FREER GALLERY WAS SOME HOW CONNECTED TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AROUND THE TIME OF THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, BASED ON THE DESCRIPTIVE ENTRY FOR ACCOUNTING RECORDS FROM 1918 – 1935 AS SHOWN BELOW.   THIS PAINTING I AM OFFERING FOR SALE OBVIOUSLY BELONGED TO THE GEO. F. MUTH & CO. AT ONE TIME BASED ON THE LABEL AND SUPPORTED BY THE DOCUMENTATION BELOW. THIS PUTS THE AGE OF THE PAINTING AROUND THE MID TO LATE 1800`S. THE PAINTING MAY HAVE BEEN SOLD TO OR TRANSFERRED TO THE FREER GALLERY OR A PATRON OF THE ARTS WHO PURCHASED IT.  Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian InstitutionAccession 02-029Freer Gallery of Art,Superintendent of Construction,Accounting Records, 1918-1935DESCRIPTIVE ENTRY<p>Consists of records created and maintained by John Bundy, Superintendent, 1921-1939, documenting delivery of and payment for goods, services associated with the construction of the Freer Gallery of Art. Materials include account statements, correspondence, and freight vouchers. <p>Box 1 of 1 Bills of Geo F. Muth & Co. - 1923 Bills of Geo F. Muth & Co. - 1924 Bills of Geo F. Muth & Co. - 1925 Bills of Geo F. Muth & Co. - 1926 Bills of Geo F. Muth & Co. - 1927 Bills of Geo F. Muth & Co. - 1928 Bills of Geo F. Muth & Co. - 1929-30 Bills of Andrew Paper Co. - 1921-30 Bills - 1919-20 Bills - 1921 January - April Bills - 1921 May - December Bills - 1922 January - April Bills - 1922 May - December Bills - 1923 Letters Regarding Billing - 1920 Letters Regarding Billing - 1921 Letters Regarding Billing - 1922 Letters Regarding Billing - 1923 Letters Regarding Billing - 1924 Letters Regarding Billing - 1925 Letters Regarding Billing - 1926 Letters Regarding Billing - 1927 Letters Regarding Billing - 1928 Letters Regarding Billing - 1929 Letters Regarding Billing - 1930 Letters Regarding Billing - 1931 Letters Regarding Billing - 1932 Letters Regarding Billing - 1933 Letters Regarding Billing - 1934 Record of Cost Over Runs Records of Payment - 1918 Records of Payment - January - June 1920 Records of Payment - July - December 1920 Statements of Accounts - 1918 Letters Regarding Bills and Accounts - 1921 Express and Freight - 1920 Express and Freight - 1921 Express and Freight - 1922 Express and Freight - 1923 Express and Freight - 1924 Express and Freight - 1925 Express and Freight - 1926 Express and Freight - 1927 Express and Freight - 1928 Express and Freight - 1929 Express and Freight - 1930 Express and Freight - 1931 Express and Freight - 1932 Express and Freight - 1933 Express and Freight - 1934 Express and Freight - 1935 <p>  I AM ASKING A FAIR MARKET VALUE PRICE BASED ON MOST RECENT AUCTION RECORDS FOR THIS ARTIST, PERIOD, SIZE, MEDIUM, SUBJECT MATTER AND AUTHORSHIP PROVIDENCE. <P>I GUARANTEE THIS PAINTING TO BE FROM THE 19TH CENTURY AS STATED. I REPRESENT THIS PAINTING AS AN ATRIBUTION REPRODUCTION OF THIS ARTIST WORK. I CANNOT GUARANTEE 100% THAT THIS IS AN ORIGINAL WORK BY EMILE RENOUF BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO LACK A DISTINCT SIGNATURE. HOWEVER, THIS ARTIST DID NOT ALWAYS SIGN HIS WORK. THE PAINTING BARES THE ORIGINAL LETTER, AGE, STRETCHER AND LABEL SHOWS PROOF AND PROVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE AGE AND ORIG. AUTHORSHIP.    I ASSURE YOU CAN BID WITH CONFIDENCE! ANY QUESTIONS.PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME PRIOR TO PLACING A BID.   PLEASE DON`T WAIT TILL THE LAST FEW OURS TO MAKE AN OFFER ON FIXED PRICED AUCTIONS I MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO RESPONED TO YOUR OFFERS BEFORE THE AUCTION ENDS !   PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS, I AM ALWAYS ADDING NEW LISTINGS THEY MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU.   SINCERELY BEJOU       On May-13-08 at 17:58:36 PDT, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! 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