Lot 116: Robert Brammer (Irish/American, 1811-1853)

Robert Brammer (Irish/American, 1811-1853, active New Orleans 1842-1853), "Mississippi Panorama: Boaters along the Shore", oil on canvas laid on board, unsigned, 22 in. x 26 in., framed Note: Robert Brammer was one of the earliest painters to depict the Southern landscape. Born in Ireland, he first appears in the Louisville, KY city directory of 1838-39 and worked in that city until 1841. In 1842 he opened a studio in New Orleans and worked there, as well as along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, until his death in 1853. During his time in New Orleans he advertised as a landscape painter, especially of scenery along the American rivers. Despite his acclaim and apparent productivity during his lifetime, few works by Brammer are known to survive. The landscape offered here is very similar to a work in the Roger Houston Ogden Collection. In both works there is a central grouping ofmoss-laden trees with Brammer's characteristic detailed rendering of foliage and an expansive view of water filling the picture plane framed by trees. Brammer always includes two men, one wearing a red...
Starting Bid: $10000