Naive Painting of Telephus Suckled by a Doe C.1860

Name: Naive Painting of Telephus Suckled by a Doe C.1860
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1001656
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Collinge Antiques

Description

Delightful naive painting of Telephus suckled by a doe c.1860. In a scene from Greek mythology Telephus, son of Hercules sits in the lap of his mother Auge (daughter of the King of Tegea and a Priestess of Athena) but is feeds from a doe stood over them. With a small dog sat beside them and set in a simple landscape. Painted in naive style in oil on canvas. Missing some small portions of paint, otherwise good condition, relaid onto canvas and presented unframed on a simple wooden stretcher.

Dimensions: Width 25" Height 36" .

Physical Dimensions

Height

91cm (35.83")

Width

64cm (25.20")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

Collinge Antiques has dated this piece to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1001656

Dealers Internal Reference

36678

Dealers Notes

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Description

Delightful naive painting of Telephus suckled by a doe c.1860.

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In a scene from Greek mythology Telephus, son of Hercules sits in the lap of his mother Auge (daughter of the King of Tegea and a Priestess of Athena) but is feeds from a doe stood over them.

Collinge Antiques

With a small dog sat beside them and set in a simple landscape. Painted in naive style in oil on canvas. Missing some small portions of paint, otherwise good condition, relaid onto canvas and presented unframed on a simple wooden stretcher.

Dimensions: Width 25" Height 36" .