Harry J. Oshiver Orientalist Style Oil Painting after H.M. Herget

Item Details

Harry James Oshiver (Pennsylvania/Russian Federation, 1888 – 1974) after Herbert M. Herget (American 1885 – 1950)
Men Bid on Women at a Slave Market in Delos, early 20th century
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to lower left

Born in Moscow, Russia, Harry Oshiver began his artistic endeavors after moving to Pennsylvania. He began his formal training at the Spring Gardens Institute and then at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, studying under Daniel Garber, Hugh Breckenridge, and Henry McCarter. His work is represented in the permanent collection of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

Condition

- canvas is lined for support; craquelure and minor paint loss across painting surface; inpainting and overpainting restoration present throughout; signature is generally clean with minor touch-ups; yellowing to pigments and varnish; wear to frame.

Dimensions

- painting measures 40.0" W x 32.0" H.

Item #

ITMG274295