Andres Molinary (American/New Orleans, 1847-1915), "Lake Shore", oil on canvas, signed and dated "86" lower right, titled en verso, "Mrs. Boullemet, 2625 St. Charles Ave" handwritten and typewritten on two labels en verso, 17.5in. x 30, in., in a period giltwood frame. E40000 60000 Note: In this classical composition, Andres Molinary painted a solitary fishing camp situated on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain with sailing boats on the horizon. Molinary included the details of rural daily life with the tattered drapery hanging in the window, the cistern for gathering water and a skiff pulled upon the shore. Soon after establishing residence in New Orleans during 1872, Andres Molinary earned acclaim for his portrait, genre and landscape paintings. A prominent and active member of the New Orleans art community in the late nineteenth century, Molinary's studio became a favorite gathering place for the local artists. He was instrumental in the founding of the Southern Art Union, Cup and Saucer Club and the New Orleans Art Association. On his deathbed in 1915 he married his student, model and companion Marie Seebold, the daughter of New Orleans gallery owner Frederick Seebold. The Boullemet house, 2625 St. Charles Ave., on the corner of Fourth St. in New Orleans, still stands today. The Boullemet name has died out, although related families, such as the Legendres, remain in the city. This painting and lot 423, the William Buck painting with the same provenance, were in all likelihood exhibited as a pendant pair, as indicated by the identical frames, and were collected in the late 19th century. Reference: Randolph Delehanty, Art in the American South: Works from the Ogden Collection, Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1996, p. 105.