Edmund Henry Osthaus (German/ American, 1858 - 1928) Manner of: Horse and Dog. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, framed.

Born in Hildesheim, Germany, Edmund Osthaus studied at the Royal Academy of Arts between 1874 and 1882. There in Dusseldorf he was instructed by noted artists Andreas Muller, Peter Jansen, E.V. Gebhardt, E. Deger and later by Christian Kroner a wildlife painter and landscapist. He is known as one of America's greatest sporting-dog artists



Private collection, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

This item will need attention from a conservation artist. Heavy craquelure throughout; cupping in some areas; varnish is uneven.