Auguste Gardanne (1840-1890) Coaches And Horses, War Of 1870, Double-sided Watercolor

Auguste Gardanne (circa 1840- circa 1890)
Carriages and horses during the franco-prussian war of 1870
Pencil and watercolor on paper
On the reverse Studies of horses
Pencil and watercolor on paper
Mark of the Ullmann Collection (Lugt 3533) on the lower right corner on the reverse
23.5 x 31 cm
Not signed, in a simple mat (no frame)
In quite good condition

Provenance :
Estate of the artist
Ullmann Collection, Paris

Auguste Gardanne (circa 1840- circa 1890), was a French painter specializing in military themes. He was born in Ancona to French parents. Student of Leon Cogniet (1774-1880) and Adolphe Yvon (1817-1893). He exhibited military subjects at the Paris Salon from 1864 to 1879. Two of his works are included in the Pontoise and Rochefort Museums collections.