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French School Honfleur Follower of Frank Myers Boggs (1855-1926) Oil Painting
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French School Honfleur Follower of Frank Myers Boggs (1855-1926) Oil Painting

1920 - 1940
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French School Honfleur Follower of Frank Myers BOGGS (1855-1926)

A pleasing harbour scene depicting Honfleur in Northern France. Painted in an impressionistic style with great spontaneity using the dark brooding colour palette reminiscent of the work of Frank Boggs. Honfleur was the centre of a small artist’s colony during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Boggs concentrated on painting marine pictures and harbour scenes in Honfleur and Dieppe.

*“Frank Myers Boggs was a student of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris . He exhibited regularly until the end of his life at the Salon des artistes français , where he received several distinctions, notably a silver medal on the occasion of the 1889 Universal Exhibition in Paris . In 1885 in New York , he exhibited La Houle in Honfleur , which won a prize of 2,500 dollars.”

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Unsigned and nicely presented in a carved Montparnasse frame.

Condition

Excellent

Size

53cm x 64cm (77cm x 88cm framed)

21 x 25 inches (30 x 34 inches framed)

Physical Dimensions
Height
53cm (20.87")
Width
64cm (25.20")
Declaration

Fox Fine Art has dated this French Harbour Oil Painting to the 1940s.

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SA1000791
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11645a
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Description
French School Honfleur Follower of Frank Myers BOGGS (1855-1926)

A pleasing harbour scene depicting Honfleur in Northern France.

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Painted in an impressionistic style with great spontaneity using the dark brooding colour palette reminiscent of the work of Frank Boggs.
Fox Fine Art

Honfleur was the centre of a small artist’s colony during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Boggs concentrated on painting marine pictures and harbour scenes in Honfleur and Dieppe.

fig 1. An impressionist oil painting depicting boats anchored in a French harbour against a backdrop of town buildings and a spire, set within an ornate carved frame.
fig 1. French School Honfleur Follower of Frank Myers Boggs (1855-1926) Oil Painting

“Frank Myers Boggs was a student of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris . He exhibited regularly until the end of his life at the Salon des artistes français , where he received several distinctions, notably a silver medal on the occasion of the 1889 Universal Exhibition in Paris . In 1885 in New York , he exhibited La Houle in Honfleur , which won a prize of 2,500 dollars.”

Credit Wikipedia

Unsigned and nicely presented in a carved Montparnasse frame.

Condition

Excellent

Size

53cm x 64cm (77cm x 88cm framed)

21 x 25 inches (30 x 34 inches framed)

Height
53cm (20.87")
Width
64cm (25.20")
Date of Manufacture

Fox Fine Art has dated this French Harbour Oil Painting to the 1940s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1000791
Dealers Internal Ref
11645a
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Archive I An impressionist oil painting depicting boats anchored in a French harbour against a backdrop of town buildings and a spire, set within an ornate carved frame.

French School Honfleur Follower of Frank Myers Boggs (1855-1926) Oil Painting

Archive II An impressionist oil painting depicting boats anchored in a French harbour against a backdrop of town buildings and a spire, set within an ornate carved frame. View II
Archive III An impressionist oil painting depicting boats anchored in a French harbour against a backdrop of town buildings and a spire, set within an ornate carved frame. View III
Archive IV An impressionist oil painting depicting boats anchored in a French harbour against a backdrop of town buildings and a spire, set within an ornate carved frame. View IV
Archive V An impressionist oil painting depicting boats anchored in a French harbour against a backdrop of town buildings and a spire, set within an ornate carved frame. View V
Archive VI An impressionist oil painting depicting boats anchored in a French harbour against a backdrop of town buildings and a spire, set within an ornate carved frame. View VI
Archive VII An impressionist oil painting depicting boats anchored in a French harbour against a backdrop of town buildings and a spire, set within an ornate carved frame. View VII
Archive VIII An impressionist oil painting depicting boats anchored in a French harbour against a backdrop of town buildings and a spire, set within an ornate carved frame. View VIII
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An impressionist oil painting depicting boats anchored in a French harbour against a backdrop of town buildings and a spire, set within an ornate carved frame.
French School Honfleur Follower of Frank Myers BOGGS (1855-1926) Oil Painting
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An impressionist oil painting depicting boats anchored in a French harbour against a backdrop of town buildings and a spire, set within an ornate carved frame.
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French School maritime paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries typically feature loose, atmospheric impressionist brushwork capturing light on water, port towns, and working boats.

Artists generally used oil paints applied onto stretched linen canvas, often housed within carved wooden, moulded plaster, or gilded frames.

Authenticity is evaluated through visible period-appropriate canvas weave, natural age craquelure, authentic stretcher construction, and characteristic brushwork techniques consistent with the artists period.

A maritime oil painting can be styled as a central focal piece above a fireplace mantel, hung within a curated gallery wall, or anchored over a wooden sideboard to add depth to contemporary or classic spaces.

Keep the canvas away from direct sunlight, extreme temperature changes, and high humidity, and clean gently using a soft, dry microfibre brush without liquid chemicals.
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