Louis Henry Charles Moeller ART FOR SALE

1855 New York City - 1930 Weehawken, New Jersey. Known for: Genre, interiors, figure and portrait painting.

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A native of New York, Louis Henri Moeller became one of America's foremost anecdotal genre painters in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A favorite subject was distinguished elderly men going about everyday activities in gentile interior settings that reflected Victorian tastes. He was the son of a decorative painter and was initially taught by his father and then attended classes at the National Academy of Design. For six years, he studied in Munich with Frank Duveneck, Ludwig Lofftz, and Feodor Dietz and during this period was part of a group of American artists emulating 17th century Dutch masters. Returning to New York, he opened a studio and did decorative painting while developing the genre style for which he is known. He... Read full biography

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Type:Painting

Year:1890

Size:18.00" x 1.00" x 24.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Lower Right

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The painting depicts 3 men two of which are involved in a game of chess. As usual Moeller has captured the moment, and the painting is full of objects of that era. It is signed lower right, Louis Moeller, N.A.

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