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19th-c. School - Bay Horse Tethered Under A Stormy Sky - Oil

D. VITARD (?) — French School, 19th century
Portrait of a horse in a stable
Oil on canvas, signed lower right "D. Vitard" (reading uncertain), 44.5 x 37 cm — Frame: 56 x 48 cm

The painting depicts a dark bay horse fitted with a halter, tethered to a wooden post at the entrance of a stable. The animal is shown in profile, its head turned toward the viewer, in a soft light coming from the left that illuminates a patch of sky and leaves the rest of the composition in a warm half-light, typical of nineteenth-century stable scenes.

The brushwork, the tight framing on the animal, and the chiaroscuro treatment of the background place this work within the tradition of horse portraiture as it developed in France and England during the nineteenth century, a genre in which the saddle or draft horse is depicted as a subject in its own right, often commissioned by its owner. This manner can be compared, as a stylistic reference only and without certainty as to a specific school, to animal painters who specialised in stable-set equestrian portraits during this period.

No reliable information could be found on the artist who signed this canvas; even the spelling of the name remains uncertain from the signature itself. Any attribution should therefore be treated with caution.

On the reverse, the canvas bears the stamp of a Parisian canvas and colour supplier, "Colin, Place du Trône, [...], Paris," a common commercial practice among nineteenth-century colour merchants, which situates the making of the support within the Parisian artistic context of the period. A more recent handwritten label reads "Tableau du 19ème s. 'Pompon'," presumably the name given to the depicted horse by a previous owner; this information remains anecdotal and unverifiable.

The painting shows a network of craquelure visible across the paint surface, particularly in the darker areas, consistent with its age. The gilded wood and stucco frame, with gadrooned and beaded mouldings, is period or in the nineteenth-century style.

KARTE (Deutsch)

D. VITARD (?) — Französische Schule, 19. Jahrhundert
Pferdeporträt im Stall
Öl auf Leinwand, unten rechts signiert "D. Vitard" (Lesart unsicher), 44,5 x 37 cm — Rahmen: 56 x 48 cm

Das Gemälde zeigt ein dunkelbraunes Pferd mit Halfter, das an einem Holzpfosten am Eingang eines Stalls angebunden ist. Das Tier ist im Profil dargestellt, den Kopf dem Betrachter zugewandt, in einem sanften Licht von links, das einen Himmelsausschnitt beleuchtet und den Rest der Komposition in ein warmes Halbdunkel taucht, typisch für Stallszenen des 19. Jahrhunderts.

Der Pinselduktus, der enge Bildausschnitt auf das Tier und die Hell-Dunkel-Behandlung des Hintergrunds stellen dieses Werk in die Tradition des Pferdeporträts, wie sie sich im 19. Jahrhundert in Frankreich und England entwickelte, eine Gattung, in der das Reit- oder Zugpferd als eigenständiges Motiv dargestellt wird, oft im Auftrag seines Besitzers. Diese Malweise kann, rein als stilistischer Vergleich und ohne Gewissheit über eine bestimmte Schule, mit Tiermalern verglichen werden, die sich in dieser Zeit auf Pferdeporträts im Stall spezialisierten.

Zum Künstler, der diese Leinwand signierte, konnten keine verlässlichen Informationen gefunden werden; selbst die Schreibweise des Namens bleibt anhand der Signatur unsicher. Jede Zuschreibung sollte daher mit Vorsicht behandelt werden.

Auf der Rückseite trägt die Leinwand den Stempel eines Pariser Leinwand- und Farbenhändlers, "Colin, Place du Trône, [...], Paris", eine übliche kaufmännische Praxis bei Farbenhändlern des 19. Jahrhunderts, die die Herstellung des Trägers im Pariser Kunstkontext jener Zeit verortet. Ein jüngeres handschriftliches Etikett trägt die Aufschrift "Tableau du 19ème s. 'Pompon'", vermutlich der Name, den ein früherer Besitzer dem dargestellten Pferd gab; diese Angabe bleibt anekdotisch und nicht überprüfbar.

Das Gemälde weist ein sichtbares Krakelee-Netz auf der Malschicht auf, besonders in den dunklen Partien, was mit seinem Alter übereinstimmt. Der vergoldete Holz- und Stuckrahmen mit Kymation- und Perlstabdekor ist zeitgenössisch oder im Stil des 19. Jahrhunderts.

SCHEDA (Italiano)

D. VITARD (?) — Scuola francese, XIX secolo
Ritratto di cavallo in scuderia
Olio su tela, firmato in basso a destra "D. Vitard" (lettura incerta), 44,5 x 37 cm — Cornice: 56 x 48 cm

Il dipinto raffigura un cavallo baio scuro, munito di capezza, legato a un pilastro ligneo all'ingresso di una scuderia. L'animale è ritratto di profilo, con la testa rivolta verso lo spettatore, in una luce morbida proveniente da sinistra che illumina un lembo di cielo e lascia il resto della composizione in una calda penombra, tipica delle scene di scuderia ottocentesche.

La pennellata, l'inquadratura ravvicinata sull'animale e il trattamento chiaroscurale dello sfondo collocano l'opera nella tradizione del ritratto equino così come si sviluppò in Francia e in Inghilterra nel corso del XIX secolo, un genere in cui il cavallo da sella o da tiro è rappresentato come soggetto autonomo, spesso commissionato dal proprietario. Questa maniera può essere accostata, a titolo di confronto puramente stilistico e senza certezza su una scuola precisa, ai pittori animalisti specializzati nel ritratto equestre in scuderia di questo periodo.

Non è stato possibile reperire informazioni attendibili sull'artista che ha firmato questa tela; anche l'ortografia del nome resta incerta dalla lettura della firma. Occorre pertanto restare prudenti su qualsiasi attribuzione.

Sul retro, la tela reca il timbro di un fornitore parigino di tele e colori, "Colin, Place du Trône, [...], Paris", pratica commerciale diffusa tra i mercanti di colori ottocenteschi, che colloca la realizzazione del supporto nel contesto artistico parigino dell'epoca. Un'etichetta manoscritta più recente reca la scritta "Tableau du 19ème s. 'Pompon'", presumibilmente il nome dato al cavallo raffigurato da un proprietario precedente; questa informazione resta aneddotica e non verificabile.

Il dipinto presenta una rete di craquelure visibile sulla superficie pittorica, in particolare nelle zone scure, coerente con la sua antichità. La cornice in legno dorato e stucco, con motivi a baccellature e perline, è d'epoca o in stile ottocentesco.

1 200 €

Period: 19th century

Style: Other Style

Condition: Excellent condition

Material: Oil painting

Reference (ID): 1792998

Availability: In stock

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