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Title: Catalogue of the Ehrich Galleries collection of valuable paintings : by the masters of the classic Italian, Dutch, Flemish, English, Spanish, and French schools
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Fifth Avenue Art Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects: Ehrich Galleries
Publisher: New York
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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APPROACHING STORM

An English scene with the peculiar lighting which one per-
ceives just before the outbreak of a storm when the colored masses
are part glorious in rosy reflections, part sombre with the rain.
In the half-darkened foreground three farm horses trudge home-
ward in single file led by the ploughman and followed by a setter.
The time is autumn and the brownish foliage accords well with
the lurid glow in the heavens.
Firm drawing, bold rich color, hard brushwork.
Signed lower right: Julius Ibbetson, 1796.
On canvas; height, 19¹/₄ inches; width, 25 inches.

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CANALETTO
(Antonio Canale)

Italian School

1697-1768

Of Canaletto it has been said: He was born in Venice, lived
in Venice, and painted Venice! He treated these Venetian views
with intelligence of perspective and a conduct of aerial tint that
are indeed most admirable. Every great gallery of Europe pos-
sesses examples of Canaletto, and his works are prized by collec-
tors because of their decorative quality.

MOUTH OF THE GRAND CANAL, DOGANA

The view taken is San Giorgio on its little island to the left,
a glimpse of the wide lagoon, the Dogana in the near middle
distance, with the church behind it, the mouth of the Grand
Canal very much narrowed by the perspective, and a bit of the
Ducal Palace to the extreme right. Great variety in costume of
gentlemen and ladies, boatmen and beggars, gondoliers and fish-
ermen. Curious details of shipping, architecture, etc. Pale, cold
sunlight, easy, inspired touch.
On canvas; height, 16 inches; width, 25 inches.

SAINT AGATHA

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GUEROINOI

59I—1666

Catalogue No. 9

GUERCINO
(Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Italian School
1591-1666

J. A. Symonds says: Guercino lived the life of an anchorite,
absorbed in studies, reserved, sober, pious, truthful, sincere in his
commerce with the world, unaffectedly virtuous, devoted to his art
and God. As a young man he was influenced by Caravaggio;
in middle life by the Caracci; and later in life by the manner of
Guido Reni. He is one of the favorite painters of the late Italian
School.

SAINT AGATHA

Altar-pieces of the beautiful saint reflecting on her martyr-
dom as she raises her eyes swimming with unshed tears, her mouth
opened in prayer—while with the gesture of her right hand she
offers herself as a sacrifice to God. In her left she carries the
palm of martyrs. Pallid from emotion, she is still a beautiful
young woman; her black hair frames the white face in which the
reddened eyelids betray weeping.
Beautiful subdued reds, greens, brown-golds and ivory-whites
in her peculiar and somewhat complicated dress. Background of
a uniform greenish tint against which the black hair is advan-
tageously relieved.
On canvas; height, 33³/₄ inches; width, 26¹/4 inches.

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