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Carl Gutherz Photogravure, Borne Away By Angels

Framed, No Glass: 14" X 16.25". Borne Away By Angels. 1889.

Carl Gutherz

(American/Tennessee, 1844-1907) Portrait of Robert E. Lee and Traveler, signed lower right, "Carl Gutherz", inscribed verso "Mirs Owen", oil on canvas, 27-1/2 x 39-3/4 in.; modern painted and gilt wood frame, 32-1/2 x 45 in. Provenance: Property from a Historic South Carolina Plantation

CARL GUTHERZ O/C PAINTING, PORTRAIT OF ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSON

Carl Gutherz or Guthers (Tennessee/Missouri/France, 1844-1907) oil on canvas profile portrait painting of a man attired in a black suit with a white collar and purple tie against a dark background. Signed "Carl Gutherz" lower right. Crayon inscription reads "Carl Gutherz Artist Washington D.C. 1905" en verso. Label en verso identifies the sitter as Albert Sidney Johnson. Housed in an ornate giltwood Casetta-style frame with bead course and C-scroll decoration. Sight: 29 1/2" H x 24" W. Framed: 45" H x 39 1/2" W. Biography: Gutherz, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1851, was associated with the American Symbolist movement. He studied at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and the Academie Julian. He lived with his family in Memphis, Tennessee, during the Civil War and in 1875 moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he taught at Washington University and helped establish the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts. After leaving Memphis, Gutherz continued to take portrait commissions from that city, and designed costumes and floats for the annual Memphis Mardi Gras. In 1906, he produced a design for an arts and sciences pavilion which was the basis for the development of Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, now the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

Carl Gutherz O/C Painting, Portrait of Albert Sidney Johnson

Carl Gutherz or Guthers (Tennessee/Missouri/France, 1844-1907) oil on canvas profile portrait painting of a man attired in a black suit with a white collar and purple tie against a dark background. Signed "Carl Gutherz" lower right. Crayon inscription reads "Carl Gutherz Artist Washington D.C. 1905" en verso. Label en verso identifies the sitter as Albert Sidney Johnson. Housed in an ornate giltwood Casetta-style frame with bead course and C-scroll decoration. Sight: 29 1/2" H x 24" W. Framed: 45" H x 39 1/2" W. Biography: Gutherz, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1851, was associated with the American Symbolist movement. He studied at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and the Academie Julian. He lived with his family in Memphis, Tennessee, during the Civil War and in 1875 moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he taught at Washington University and helped establish the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts. After leaving Memphis, Gutherz continued to take portrait commissions from that city, and designed costumes and floats for the annual Memphis Mardi Gras. In 1906, he produced a design for an arts and sciences pavilion which was the basis for the development of Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, now the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

Carl Gutherz "Borne Away by Angels" Photogravure D. Appleton

Carl Gutherz "Borne Away by Angels" Photogravure D. Appleton: Unframed and measuring 12.5 x 16.75".

Carl Gutherz print of Robert E. Lee, Appomattox

After Carl Gutherz (Swiss/American, 1844-1907, active in Memphis, 1860-1907), photographic print of General Robert E. Lee, titled "Sunset After Appomattox", depicting the defeated general resting on a fallen tree with his horse Traveler at his side, after a painting of the same name, also by Gutherz (currently in the collection of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art). Signed in pencil lower right beneath the print. Mounted on cardstock and matted under glass in original wood frame. Image - 10" H x 13" W. Framed - 17 1/2" H x 21" W.

Attributed to Carl Gutherz, Tennessee/ Missouri/ France (1844-1907), Abstract scene, watercolor and gouache on paper, 10 x 13 inches

Attributed to Carl Gutherz Tennessee/ Missouri/ France (1844-1907) Abstract scene, watercolor and gouache on paper, unsigned, framed. 10 x 13 inches

CARL GUTHERZ (1844-1907) OIL ON CANVAS BOARD

Carl Gutherz (1844-1907) Comedy Tragedy Circa 1890. An oil on canvas laid to board, titled along the lower edge of the canvas, signed lower right. Born in Switzerland, Carl Gutherz came to the US as a child in 1851. This painting may have served as a preliminary work for one of his many mural commissions. Gutherz was instrumental in the founding of the Saint Louis. School of Fine Arts. Board measures 11 x 13.5, frame is 20.5 x 23 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.

Carl Gutherz (TN/D.C./France, 1844-1907), Forest Interior

oil on canvas, signed at lower right, presented under glass within a period gilt frame with composition ornament retaining a label from Veerhoff's Galleries in Washington, D.C. SS 10 x 7 7/8 in.; DOA 18 x 16 in. Born in Switzerland, Gutherz's family immigrated to the US in 1851 and settled in Cincinnati, OH. He received broad artistic training - from Memphis, TN, to Paris, to Belgium, to Rome. In 1874, Gutherz moved to St. Louis, MO where he was active with the art department of Washington University and the founding of the St. Louis School and the Museum of Fine Arts. He was commissioned to complete a mural for the Library of Congress in 1896 and remained in Washington, D.C. until his death in 1907. Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com

Carl Gutherz, Portrait of a Baby

Carl Gutherz (Swiss/American, 1844-1907, active Memphis, 1860-1907), portrait of a baby in a white dress. Signed lower right. Graphite and oil on canvas, with period carved giltwood and composition frame. Condition: Conservation by Dee Minault of Cumberland Art Conservation. Relined. Black light reveals repaired crease to forehead. 10" x 7" sight, 16" x 13" framed. Provenance: Estate of Dee Minault, Nashville, TN. Biography: Guthers, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1851, was associated with the American Symbolist movement. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and the Academie Julian. He lived with his family in Memphis, Tennessee, during the Civil War and in 1875 moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he taught at Washington University and helped establish the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts. After leaving Memphis, Gutherz continued to take portrait commissions from that city, and designed costumes and floats for the annual Memphis Mardi Gras. In 1906, he produced a design for an arts and sciences pavilion which was the basis for the development of Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, now the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

Carl Guthers Gutherz (American, 1844-1907)

Lalla-Rookh signed 'Carl Gutherz' and dated '188?' l.l. oil on canvas 36.2 x 26 cm. (14¼ x 10¼ in.)

Carl Gutherz (Swiss/American, 1844-1907) On the Street Signed, dated and inscribed "Carl Gutherz Paris 1883" l.l. Oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (73 x 54.1 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime, craquelure.