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Henri Schäfer (French, 1833-1916)

Freiburg Market Stalls by Henri Schäfer Watercolor, 18 x 13.5 inches eBay auction #1493401256 Owner's photograph

Henri Schäfer is a Victorian-era artist who studied at l'Ecole National de Beaux-Arts, Paris, and painted town and city scenes and cathedral interiors in Belgium, Germany, and France. Since this subject matter differs so dramatically from that of Frederick F. Schafer there is little chance of confusing their paintings. (However, because of the similarity in their names, the overlap in their times of active work, and this artist's sometime residence in Britain (Islington), the townscape paintings of Henri Schäfer are often misattributed to the British artist Henry Thomas Schafer, and their biographical details are occasionally merged, most notably in Emmanuel Benezit, Dictionnaire Critique et Documentaire des Peintres,.... The catalogs of auction houses regularly confuse the two artists. Distinct biographical sketches may be found in Christopher Wood, Victorian Painters.) For reference, at the left is an example of a painting by Henri Schäfer. Below are details showing inscriptions from this and another painting, with typical examples of his signature.

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