Lot 2: Nicolaus Baur (Bauer) (German, 1816-1879)

Stag Hunting. Oil on cradled wood panel, signed in red to the left of center along the lower edge, framed in a massive gilt frame overall 37" x 47-1/2". Interesting narrative with women and dogs hunting a stag; to the left of the composition one of the dogs has brought two male figures to earth. They appear to be satyrs, who are often described as accompanying the hunters in myths.