Paul Herzel Oil Painting on Paper of an Elk

Item Details

Paul Herzel
Untitled
oil on paper mounted on board
Signed

Paul Herzel (American; 1876 – 1956)
Untitled, mid 20th century
Oil on paper mounted on board
Signed to lower left
10’ W x 12.75’ H

A mid 20th-century oil painting on paper mounted on board by listed American artist Paul Herzel (1876 – 1956). This work features a portrait of an elk in a woodland area. Signed to the lower right, the work is not matted and remains unframed.

Paul Herzel was born in Germany and emigrated with his family to the U.S. at age seven. Having settled in St. Louis, he studied at the St. Louis Art School and began creating sketches, paintings, and sculptural models inspired by the animals he saw at the Forest Park Zoo. After traveling abroad, he moved to New York and studied sculpture at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design. In New York, his interest in animals and wildlife continued, as he created artwork inspired by his frequent visits to the Central Park Zoo. Many of Herzel’s sculptural designs have been sold and reproduced by companies such as Pompeiian Bronze; his original work has been collected by the New York Zoological Society and the Moscow Museum of Modern Western Arts, among other institutions.

Condition

- small spots of paint loss and accretion scattered throughout painting; residue and remnants throughout margins of painting and board from previous matting; wear throughout edges of board.

Dimensions

- measurement of board; sheet size measures approximately 10" W x 12.75" H.

Item #

18DCC471-046