Since I've always had a love affair with the moon,
I had to bid on this old picture at the auction yesterday!
The only information given was that it was turn-of-the-century.
I don't think it had ever been removed from the frame
or cleaned before. It was filthy and didn't have a proper
covering on the back to protect it or keep dust out.
I took it apart and discovered that it
was an original pastel drawing!
The glass is old and wavy, which I love.
I searched online a long time today to find out something
about it but came up empty handed.
Even the signature is a little hard to decipher.
**But finally, I've discovered it's a William Henry Chandler
original pastel! He lived 1854-1928.
Similar originals sell for $300 to $500
and I paid $15. How about that!**
**But finally, I've discovered it's a William Henry Chandler
original pastel! He lived 1854-1928.
Similar originals sell for $300 to $500
and I paid $15. How about that!**
Also had to show you that Harry kept photo bombing my picture! ha.
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This is simply beautiful. One of those paintings that I could just look at for a long while. Where do you have this hanging in your newly-remodeled house?
ReplyDeleteMe, too! I love this style and the age of it. I hung it in the front foyer so I'll walk by it 100 times a day. :)
DeleteOh Betsy...what a find. I think it will be so perfect for your foyer, and know you will find joy looking at it many times.
ReplyDeleteI know I will enjoy it! Wish I could figure out who that artist is...but he might not be famous so I may never know. Still....I love it.
Deletewhat a beauty, its amazing, I would bid on this as well,
ReplyDeleteI only paid $15 for it, believe it or not. I found a very similar one online without a signature that was $975. ha.
DeleteGorgeous top to bottom. And what's better than sharing the moonlight with one of your favorite guys. Sweet.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! I may move it to my little nook in the kitchen, but I think it looks a little crowded in that spot, so we shall see. :)
DeleteThis is so stunning. You know it is exactly my cup of tea too, so if you ever consider parting with it, it would have a very happy home here! But I'm sure you will treasure it. Love. Love. Love. Smiling at Harry.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it wonderful? It's so realistic...almost like looking out the window! I was shocked to find it was an original....so very cool! I'm so glad I didn't take a wet rag to the thing and smear it all up! haha...
Deletethat is a very cool purchase. Always nice to see Harry! He makes a fine photo bomber! Taria
ReplyDeleteYeah, Harry just made it hilarious...he's such a character.
DeleteOh no! Can you imagine if you had done that? Ack! I can't stop looking at it. And I think part of the draw is what you said - peering out the window. I am trying to find similar things online now. Don't you love the softness of it too? Like a fairytale. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI would have died! Hey, do me a favor...'google' William Henry Chandler Signature and see if you don't think it's a match?? He's the right era, style and I think the signature might be it!
DeleteIt is incredibly similar. He may be the one. At first I thought it was Chesterson... or something similar. The only little thing is that on yours it trails slightly down at the end compared to the google one. But I bet that's it. His work is certainly similar in nature to what you have.
Deletehttp://www.aspireauctions.com/#!/catalog/48/244/lot/8464
And this one too... http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/15355/15473028_1.jpg?v=8CFD25EBE2035B0 - very similar.
DeleteYes, the moon is almost identical in that first link!
DeleteLook at this one...http://williamchandler.wordpress.com/#jp-carousel-20
There are quite a few original pastels of his on ebay, so it's not unrealistic that I would have happened upon one. I just looked back at the auction photos and there was another one of his works, too! Guess the guys missed identifying those...wow!
I only paid $15 for it!
Yes - your link looks like another variation on that piece - beautiful. But I prefer yours - something very mystical about it and the frame is gorgeous too.
Delete$!5??? Aieeeeeeeeee! Well, you have a real treasure there. I have always wondered how things like this, and other shop items you have had over the years, as well as ones I have purchased from you, find there way to your little neck-of-the-woods. Amazing.
It is kind of amazing. I'm feeling kind of giddy! ha.
DeleteOne more signature..this one is very similar to mine.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/48081-william-chandler-pastel-painting-unknown
Absolutely - looks like it exactly. I can feel your giddiness! I would be too. Such fun to discover something you love... and then to discover that it may be the real deal. My heart is pumping a little faster for you too... ha!
DeleteThese are quite lovely too... but I like yours the best.
Deletehttp://www.ebay.com/itm/WILLIAM-HENRY-CHANDLER-ART-PRINT-ANTIQUE-/181579732863?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item2a46fed77f
http://www.ebay.com/itm/William-H-Chandler-Impressionist-Pastel-Painting-Landscape-Sky-Trees-Listed-Art-/310488249336?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item484a8ab3f8
Hi Harry!
DeleteGreat painting....
Enjoy your evening
Cheers!
Linda:o)
thanks!
DeleteIt is beautiful! Great idea to hang it in the foyer where you can enjoy looking at it.
ReplyDeleteI'm liking it there....perfect spot. :)
DeleteI came back this a.m. and enjoyed reading the dialogue between you and L.D. about the technique used. What a great purchase you made!
DeleteLarry is a retired art teacher, so I knew he would be helpful!
DeleteHow pretty! I think you got this at a bargain..it is a wonderful find!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I do think it was a bargain! How fun!
DeleteIt is a wonderful painting. Color charcoal is called pastel and that is why there is glass over it. When I searched him I did see a very similar painting with a similar boat in a horizontal painting. This is a wonderful art work. I saw one place where they called him a pastel artist. You were good to figure out the name. Good job.
ReplyDeleteTook me all day, but finally stumbled upon it! How fun! Yes...pastels....I found that out quite by accident. haha....
DeleteMy wife paints with pastels a lot. I have done some too. It is an old medium from the impressionist era with a few famous women and some men using it for their work.
DeleteIt is a pretty technique. The moon and light just glows on that dark background. You should post some work...I'd love to see hers and yours!
DeleteI love this paint is amazing!
ReplyDeleteBut I love more Harry on the paint aw he is lovely
Oh dear lol
Love it:)
yes, Harry! Always makes me laugh!
DeleteThat is very well done indeed
ReplyDeleteNow you always have the moon at your feed
And who knows, could be rare
Could have hit the jackpot at your lair
His originals sell for $300 to $500, I guess.
DeleteThe Mister said, "Will you sell it, then? Yes?"
I said "No!
I want to see that moon and it's glow"
ha.
lol well if an extra 0 or two were there
DeleteThen it be worth it at your lair
Lovely picture,I can't take my eyes from there
ReplyDeleteMe either...it's beautiful and kind of mysterious, isn't it? :)
DeleteWhat a find!
ReplyDeleteI was so happy to bring it home!
DeleteWhat a fantastic and mesmerizing piece! It's absolutely lovely! You have such a good eye and I think this proves that point!
ReplyDeleteThans, Jen.....sometimes the perfect thing is there and if you're lucky, nobody else thinks it's perfect. Ha.
DeleteAfter checking all the links above I would say that it is definitely a Chandler, probably worth about $16. If you send it to me I will get it checked out at "Dodgy Derek's Art Shop" in Wigan.
ReplyDeleteIt is a lovely picture, you were lucky to find it.
Ha...$16...I'm going to put it in my Will for you. Maybe by the time im gone it will be worth $17! Pretty nice for an old bean like me, don't you think?
DeleteAbsolutely bang-on, old gal!
DeleteIt is an amazing picture, very atmospheric isn't it. I hope that you can work out who it is by, just so that you know! xx
ReplyDeleteYes! I think we have that settled now....very fun!
DeleteHi Betsy - well done .. and what a lovely moonscape - all the better now it's cleaned up .. and Harry ... well done young man - forever in your mother's digital world here ... I'm glad you've cleaned it up and given it pride of place ... enjoy your moon .. Hilary
ReplyDeleteIsn't that fun? The cleaning up part is my favorite. :)
DeleteLooks real good ~ love both the moon in the clouds and the reflection on the water ~ very nice to have on your wall and probably a snip at $15 ~ hope it is worth a lot more . . . very romantic type of painting . . . :)
ReplyDeleteFound a seller online that sells his originals for $300 to $500.....but Im not interested in selling. :)
DeleteOh, yes you are !
DeleteOh, no I'm not !
DeleteHey - I have first dibs! ;-)
DeleteGreat that it's an original .. . . . . . :)
DeleteWatch out for a Rembrandt next time . . . rofl
Sorry Suza, Betsy has willed it to me. I "bags" it first! Na-na-ni-na !
DeleteBeautiful. And yes, I imagine most of us will have noticed your love affair! Years ago I went to a beautiful exhibition in London of paintings by moonlight. The subjects were mostly well-known sites in Italy but all painted by moonlight. Absolutely lovely and quite different from all the usual day time views.
ReplyDeleteGreat bargain too!
That sounds absolutely wonderful! I would have loved to have seen that!
DeleteNow that IS a find. Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it? I'm pretty excited about it! Ha.
DeleteWow, that's really beautiful! You "stole" it, too! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteSo me, huh!
DeleteWHAT a find! I love the rowboat on the moon gilded water!
ReplyDeleteI know...that row boat is like a little surprise after taking in that beautiful moon.
DeleteAn original? You are so lucky. It reminds me a bit of R Atkinson Fox prints that we collect but have never seen an original. Looking forward to seeing where you will display it.
ReplyDeleteYes, an original! Nobody was more surprised than me when I took it out of the frame and got chalk all over my fingertips! Ha.
DeleteThat could be on Antiques Road Show. I bet it is worth more to you now than you ever thought it would be. Especially when you walk by it 100 times a day.
ReplyDeleteA great possession it is..
ReplyDeleteAre you at all interested in selling this Chandler pastel? I collect these and love this one, great find.
ReplyDelete(rod.schulhauser@gmail.com)