Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Between 1866-74 Artz stayed in Paris where he set up his own studio at the suggestion of Courbet. In Paris he maintained close contacts with his colleagues Jacob Maris and Frederick Kaemmerer as well as the art dealer Goupil and Cie.During this period Artz produced mainly fashionable genre scenes and a number of Japanese subjects.His control over line and colour became more powerful. In 1874 he returned to The Hague where he was a member of the Hollanndsche Teekenmaatschappij .In 1879 he was awarded the Order of the Oak Crown by William lll of the Netherlands.’A Duck and her Duckings by a Stream’ signed oil on panel, image size 16.5 cmsx25cms, framed size 39x45cms.Original wood and gesso frame now with a washed finish to give it a contemporary twist.
Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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