Lot 43: CHARLES BAUM (Germ/Am, 1812-1877) THE FRUIT SELL

CHARLES BAUM (German/American, 1812-1877) THE FRUIT SELLER signed C. Baum, l.r.; and inscribed Egg Harbor, New Jersey; oil on canvas; 40 x 30 inches

great painting, needs restoration; not lined; 6 small patches on verso; surface dirt and yellowed varnish; overall craquelure; several flake losses; surface scratches, u.r.; 1/2 inch tear, t.c.; 1/4 inch hole, m.l.; U. V. - several areas of old restoration <5

Charles Baum, born in Germany and known for Portrait Still Lifes, exhibited a painting titled The Fruit Seller at the annual Pennsylvania Academy of Arts in 1864 exhibition. Although we are not sure this is the painting he exhibited, it is possible that the work was created around this time. It is believed that the artist eloped to America with his bride, Susanna Schneider, sometime between 1848 and 1852. They settled in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey.