2025 Summer Fine Art & Antiques (Day 1)
Sat, Jul 12, 2025 09:00AM EDT
Lot 335
After Eugen Felix O/C Painting w/ Baby & Dog, The First Friend
Estimate: $400 - $450
Bid Increments
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| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Oil on canvas genre painting after Eugen Felix (Austrian, 1837-1906) that depicts a child asleep in a wicker bassinet or basket and watched over by a small dog who looks directly at the viewer, late 19th or early 20th c. Coals glow in a stove at right and vegetables lie in the foreground. Unsigned. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight: 25 in H x 31 in W. Frame: 32 in H x 37 1/2 in W. Note: This popular 19th-century image, sometimes called "The First Friend," was widely reproduced in paintings and prints.
Condition
Repaired punctures with losses, without retouching, to center-right and lower-right, largest 2 in x 1 1/2 in, and puncture to sheet at center-left, 1/4 in x 1/4 in. Area of retouching to pillow at left of child's head, 1 1/2 in x 1/2 in. Faint stretcher marks along upper, right, and lower edges. Frame with minor abrasions, losses, and cracking.
Provenance
The collection of Charles R. Ragan, KY.
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