Bidspirit auction | HERBERT GUSTAVE SCHMALZ, ”PORTRAIT OF

HERBERT GUSTAVE SCHMALZ, ”PORTRAIT OF MADELAINE” - ”Portrait of Madelaine”, original oil on canvas by listed artist, Herbert Gustave Schmalz. Painted in 1898 and exhibited at Dublin Academy the same year. Canvas size is 47'' H x 31'' W. The frame is a modern reproduction based on a Pre-Raphaelite style. Included is a painting examination report from the Oregon Art Institute completed by Sonja L. Sopher circa 1989. This portrait of Madelaine is the daughter of J.M. Maxwell, one of the most influential scientists of the 19th century. This work of art measures in the frame, 58.5'' H x 42.75'' W. Herbert Gustave Schmalz (1856-1935), the London-based Victorian genre painter, was born in 1856 in Ryton on Tyne, England, to a German father. He changed his name to his mother's maiden name, Carmichael, in 1918 to avoid popular anti-German sentiment resulting from the First World War. Schmalz studied at South Kensington and the Royal Academy, as well as in Antwerp. He lived in the Kensington area of London, and was friends with Frederic Leighton, marrying the sister of Dorothy Dene, a favorite model for Leighton. Additional photos, video & condition report available upon request. This work of art comes with a discretionary reserve.