Lot 231
Ben Austrian (American, 1870-1921), "Cavalry Officers on Horseback", oil on canvas, signed and dated "1902" en verso, illegible stencil en verso of canvas, 15 in. x 13 in., in a period birdseye maple frame. E8000-12000 Note: After selling his interest in the family business, Ben Austrian pursued a successful career as painter. In 1902, he left Pennsylvania to open a studio in Paris to critical acclaim. Upon returning to America, Austrian maintained a studio-home in Palm Beach, Florida during the winter months painting southern landscape and genre scenes. Primarily known for his trompe l'oeil paintings and farms scenes of chicks and hens, this rare subject depicted distinguished cavalry officers on horseback.
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