Seymour Joseph Guy (English-American, 1824-1910) oil painting on canvas depicting an adorable, serene portrait of a child with dark hair and rosy cheeks dressed in a classical style garment with a red sash in the manner of a putto. The child is seated on brown clouds in an evening star lit sky above, with a quarter moon shedding its light on the distant cloudy sky. The child plays the lyre in the manner of the older Greek deity, Apollo, and looks up to the heavens lost in the musical moment. Signed and dated 1858 lower right.
Displayed in a magnificent gilt frame with a scalloped out trim, high relief berry and flower middle border, and fine relief inner trim.
Dimensions:
Sight: 23 1/4" H x 18 3/4" L
Frame: 32" H x 20" L x 4 1/2" D
About the Artist:
Seymour Joseph Guy was an English-born romance artist known for portraits and genre paintings. He studied under the artist Ambrosini Jerôme and married engraver Anna Maria Barber before moving to New York, where he became friends with artist John George Brown. He was a member of the Sketch Club, National Academy of Design, the Artists' Fund Society, the Artists Mutual Aid Society, and the Century Association. Guy was also a founder of the American Watercolor Society.
Additional hi-res photos are available at www.blackrockgalleries.com
Condition
The painting has been professionally restored and lined onto a masonite board, a few minor cracks to the frame.
Seymour Joseph Guy (English-American, 1824-1910) Oil On Canvas, Putto In Moonlight #445423. Black Rock Galleries provides high end estate liquidation services through online estate auctions and a 50,000 sq ft designer showroom. estate liquidator, estate sale, online auction, antiques, fine art, liquidation, clean outs, auction, consignment, interior design, fine jewelry, collectibles, appraisals, estate appraisals, estate services, decor, furniture, furniture consignment, antique center, consignment shop. We offer appraisal services and specialize in fine art, jewelry, antiques and decorative arts. Sell with us. Black Rock Galleries is the tri-state's largest estate liquidator serving New England and the greater New York City area. We are the trusted source for expert appraisals, auction services, estate sales, and consignments. Black Rock Galleries is the east coast's largest and most trusted estate liquidator, with locations in Connecticut, greater Boston, MA and Raleigh, NC, Fairfield, Southport, Apex, TX. We are the best source for expert appraisals, auction services, estate sales and consignments. We have served thousands of families and estates with compassion, professionalism and expertise. BRG works with attorneys, executors, realtors and families to bring the greatest return on personal and estate property in the current market. Our unique combination of services make us the easy choice to get the job done in a timely and stress-free manner. We are with you from the initial consultation to the final clean out. Our house-built online auction software platform offers clients a dynamic approach to liquidating their personal property. This venue is most successful in bringing the best return with the least amount of disruption for our clients. See our services page for a complete description of this offering. Seymour Joseph Guy (English-American, 1824-1910) Oil On Canvas, Putto In Moonlight #445423