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PAINTING V. NEHLIG OIL GHOSTS, SKELETONS, GOBELINS (Midtown East)
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Title: "The Chase"; oil on canvas.
Painting: 13 x 24 in. ~~ 33 x 60.9 cm.
Frame: 17 3/4 x 28 3/8 in. ~~ 45.1 x 72.1 cm.
Circa 19th century
Provenance
Alexander Gallery, New York, NY.
Private Collection, NY.
The painting depicts a horseman on a saddled horse, chased by an ethereal female. She is chased by Goblins, Skeletons, Ghosts etc; all inhabitants of the Underworld. Having a balcony in the foreground. The temptations are great; the options are few.
Online Image: the-chase.jpg (600×321) (wordpress.com)
Online: https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/The-Chase/C4EB1639106B2D61
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“Born in Paris in 1830, Nehlig studied painting under Léon Cogniet and Abel de Pujol. In 1850, he moved to the United States, where he would live and work for the next 22 years, interrupted only by a brief stay in Havana, Cuba. During his time in the United States, Nehlig opened a studio in New York City and painted a variety of works in the academic style, often demonstrating his prowess at depicting the human figure. Nehlig returned to his native France in 1872, two years after being elected an academician in the National Academy of Design and shortly after his studio and many of his reference materials were destroyed in a devastating fire. He died in 1909 in New York City.” Victor Nehlig - Artvee
“Nehlig is primarily known for his paintings based on American history and folk lore. Several works, such as his Hiawatha and Pocahontas and Captain Smith evince the French predilection for romantic renderings of the American "noble savage". The artist is believed to have toured the U.S. with Pocahontas. Nehlig exhibited at the NAD in 1862-1863 and again in 1870.” Victor Nehlig – National Academicians – eMuseum