{"product_id":"signed-continental-oil-painting-putto-with-lute-ch-baumann-1910s","title":"Antique Putti Oil Painting with Lute, Signed Baumann, Classical Garden Scene","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA signed Continental oil painting from the early 20th century, depicting a winged putto seated in a classical garden, holding a lute. The figure wears a flow of red drapery that anchors the composition against soft greens and warm earth tones, and the setting is built up with a stone balustrade, a flowering urn, and a small bird perched nearby. The signature reads Ch. Baumann with a date that resolves as either 16 or 10. The Baumann name appears across several European academic painters of this period, and I have not been able to tie this specific signature to a documented artist, so I am presenting it as a signed Continental school work and letting the painting carry itself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Signature | Signed lower left \"Ch. Baumann,\" dated \"16\" or \"10\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Artist | Signed Ch. Baumann, Continental School, presently unidentified \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Title | Putto with Lute in a Classical Garden \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Medium | Oil on canvas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Subject | Winged putto with lute, classical garden setting with balustrade, urn, and bird \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Artwork Size | Approx. 21.75 in H x 25.25 in W (framed) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Origin | Continental Europe, likely French or German \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Age | Circa 1910 to 1916 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Style | Academic classical with Belle Époque atmosphere \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Frame | Carved gilt gesso frame with foliate ornament, period appropriate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[condition] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe painting is in good antique condition with honest age-appropriate wear. The canvas is stable and the paint surface reads as undisturbed under normal light, with fine craquelure consistent with an oil painting of this age. Colors remain warm and present, particularly the reds in the figure's drapery and the greens of the foliage. The signature lower left is legible and intact. The carved gilt gesso frame is original or period-appropriate, with scattered minor losses to the gesso along high points and edges, and small areas of the bole showing through where the gilding has worn. The frame structure is sound. A UV examination has not yet been performed and will be noted prior to listing if any inpainting is detected.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50960514384150,"sku":"AMD-03248","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/5FA5CCB4-3DBA-4722-B4E9-24A90D003C0A_1_102_o.jpg?v=1769026646","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie-design.myshopify.com\/products\/signed-continental-oil-painting-putto-with-lute-ch-baumann-1910s","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}