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Lot 74. Jan van Chelminski (1851-1925), Riders in the Park, Paris, circa 190. Oil on canvas. Polish genre, hunting and war artist. Signed lower left ‘Jan V. Chelminski’. Verso with unfinished sketch of an officer on horseback. Ornamental gold frame with plaque. Dimensions: 41 x 51 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland.

A classic motif for Chelminski; comparable equestrian subjects by the artist fetch up to €14,500 on the international auction market.

The present painting by Jan van Chelminski was created around 1900 and depicts a young woman on horseback before a small forested area. She is wearing a splendid red costume decorated with rich gold trimmings, which hints at her high social status. In the left background one discern another figure on horseback, presumably her suitor whom she has only just seen off. Van Chelminski painted mainly riders and battle scenes from the Napoleonic campaigns as well as genre or hunting scenes, which enjoyed particular appreciating among the members of the upper classes.
The work is in restored condition. The surface is heavily cleaned with rubbed off color, except in the area around signature, where the old varnish is still preserved. There are retouchings to the background, the horse and the figure. The frame shows some wear. The framed work measures 56 x 66 cm, the stretcher frame measures 41 x 51 cm.

Jan van Chelminski (1851-1925)
Chelminski studied at the Warsaw drawing school and was a pupil of the painter and draftsman Juliusz Kossak. In 1874 he moved to Munich where he attended the Academy of Fine Art as a student of Józef Brandt and the battle and horse painter Franz Adam. From 1876 onwards Chelminski participated in exhibitions in Munich, Berlin, Vienna, London and Paris. He was primarily a war painter but his genre and hunting paintings were especially sought after by members of the upper classes. Chelminski traveled to the UK, Paris and St. Petersburg before eventually settling in New York. Estimate €2,400 – €3,000. Auctionata. 10/6/14.