Philip Hermogenes Calderon Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Philip Hermogenes Calderon Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 17, 2023
JUDAICA PAINTING AFTER PHILIP HERMOGENES CALDERON
Est: $100 - $150
Oil on canvas painting, an early 20th-century copy of an 1886 artwork titled Ruth and Naomi by Philip Hermogenes Calderon, 1833 to 1898, a British painter of historical genre and the Keeper of the Royal Academy in London. The original painting is now in the collection of the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK. The piece portrays a scene from one of the only stories in the Old Testament to focus on the strong love bond between two women, the Book of Ruth. It shows Naomi returning to her native land from Moab and trying to dissuade her two daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah, from accompanying her. Ruth, the central figure, insists on going with Naomi and embraces her. Golden frame. Collectible Fine Art, Judaica And Christianity.
Antique Arena Inc
May. 02, 2023
ENGRAVING TITLED AFTER THE BATTLE AFTER PAINTING BY PHILIP CALDERON (1833-1898) – 11IN x 15IN - 1880
Est: $500 - $700
Philip Calderon (1833-1898) limited edition, steel engraving titled After the Battle, which is after the painting by Calderon, which was painted in 1862. It was engraved by Frederic Heath in 1867. This piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and company, and it is printed on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Apr. 18, 2023
ENGRAVING TITLED AFTER THE BATTLE AFTER PAINTING BY PHILIP CALDERON (1833-1898) – 11IN x 15IN - 1880
Est: $500 - $700
Philip Calderon (1833-1898) limited edition, steel engraving titled After the Battle, which is after the painting by Calderon, which was painted in 1862. It was engraved by Frederic Heath in 1867. This piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and company, and it is printed on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Apr. 04, 2023
STEEL ENGRAVING TITLED AFTER THE BATTLE AFTER PAINTING BY PHILIP CALDERON (1833-1898) – 11IN x 15IN - 1880
Est: $500 - $700
Philip Calderon (1833-1898) limited edition, steel engraving titled After the Battle, which is after the painting by Calderon, which was painted in 1862. It was engraved by Frederic Heath in 1867. This piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and company, and it is printed on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Mar. 29, 2023
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, RA (British, 1833-1898) Cherry picking
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, RA (British, 1833-1898) Cherry picking signed and dated 'PHCALDERON 1885' (lower left); further signed and numbered 'N o3 PHILIP.H.CALDERON' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 206 x 81.5cm (81 1/8 x 32 1/16in).
Bonhams
Mar. 21, 2023
STEEL ENGRAVING TITLED AFTER THE BATTLE AFTER PAINTING BY PHILIP CALDERON (1833-1898) – 11IN x 15IN - 1880
Est: $500 - $700
Philip Calderon (1833-1898) limited edition, steel engraving titled After the Battle, which is after the painting by Calderon, which was painted in 1862. It was engraved by Frederic Heath in 1867. This piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and company, and it is printed on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Mar. 07, 2023
STEEL ENGRAVING TITLED AFTER THE BATTLE AFTER PAINTING BY PHILIP CALDERON (1833-1898) – 11IN x 15IN - 1880
Est: $500 - $700
Philip Calderon (1833-1898) limited edition, steel engraving titled After the Battle, which is after the painting by Calderon, which was painted in 1862. It was engraved by Frederic Heath in 1867. This piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and company, and it is printed on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Sep. 29, 2022
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, attributed to - 1833 Poitiers - 1898 London
Est: €1,800 - €2,000
Girl asking for alms . Monogrammed PHC lower right. Oil on canvas. 45.5 x 35.5 cm. Relined. Restored. Framed (57 x 46 cm). Confirmation of authenticity: Galerie Otto, Vienna, March1986. Provenance: Galerie Otto, Vienna. - Private collection, Austria.
Neumeister
Dec. 03, 2021
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (British, 1833-1898) The water carrier, 1866 Oil on c
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (British, 1833-1898) The water carrier, 1866 Oil on canvas 43 x 30 inches (109.2 x 76.2 cm) Signed and dated lower left: Calderon 1866 PROVENANCE: Private collection, Beverly Hills, California. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 30, 2021
PHILIP HERMONGENES CALDERON R.A. (BRITISH 1833-1898) WOMAN SEATED AGAINST TREE TRUNK IN A WOOD
Est: £400 - £600
PHILIP HERMONGENES CALDERON R.A. (BRITISH 1833-1898) WOMAN SEATED AGAINST TREE TRUNK IN A WOOD Signed with initials ‘PHC’ (lower left), watercolour (20.3cm x 15.2cm (8in x 6in)) Provenance: With Abbott & Holder, London, December 1974.
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 22, 2020
Philip Hermogenes Calderon RA (1833-1898)
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon RA (1833-1898) Philip Hermogenes Calderon RA (1833-1898) 'The Vine' Signed and dated lower right 'P H Calderon 1880' and numbered, titled and signed on the stretcher: 'No. 5 The Vine P H Calderon', oil on canvas 140 x 110cm Provenance: Bought from the artist by Sir John Aird, Hyde Park Terrace, London, and thence to his son Malcolm Rucker Aird, Woolton House, Newbury, Berkshire; Christie's, London, 1 May 1931, lot 14; Sotheby's, London, 24 October 1972, lot 67; Christie's, London, 16 March 1973, lot 39. Philip Calderon was born in Poitiers, France. Calderon planned to study engineering, but he became so interested in drawing figures and diagrams that he changed his mind and devoted his time to painting. In 1850, he trained at Leigh's Art School, London, then in 1851 he went to Paris to study under François-Édouard Picot. His first successful painting was called 'By the waters of Babylon' (1852), which was followed by a much more popular one called Broken Vows (1856). From the beginning he was inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites; the artist Henry Stacy Marks was his friend and brother-in-law, and Calderon exhibited his portrait at the Royal Academy in 1872. Calderon became a leading member of the St John's Wood Clique, a group of artists interested in modern genre and historical subjects who were inspired, both artistically and socially, by the Pre-Raphaelites. Historical, biblical, and literary themes were common in Calderon's later work. His later paintings adopt a more classical style, comparable to Edward Poynter, which resulted from his close relationship with Frederic Leighton, then-President of the Royal Academy. Calderon became Keeper of the Royal Academy in 1887, and from then on worked to support the teaching of anatomy based on nude models at the Royal Academy Schools. His 1891 painting 'St Elizabeth of Hungary's Great Act of Renunciation' was secured by the Chantrey Bequest for the national collection, and is now located at Tate Britain.
Sworders
Jun. 03, 2020
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, RA (British, 1833-1898) A Roman beauty
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, RA (British, 1833-1898) A Roman beauty signed and dated 'PHCALDERON/1887' (lower left) oil on canvas 46 x 39.5cm (18 1/8 x 15 9/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 19, 2020
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, RA (British, 1833-1898) The lesson of charity
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, RA (British, 1833-1898) The lesson of charity signed and dated 'PHCALDERON 1972' (lower left); further signed and inscribed 'PHILIP H CALDERON RA 'THE LESSON OF CHARITY'/9 MARLBOROUGH PLACE - ST JOHN'S WOOD' (on the stretcher verso) oil on canvas 66 x 83.8cm (26 x 33in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Apr. 18, 2020
Philip Hermogenes Calderon Engravings Plus
Est: $40 - $100
Engraving of men in uniform discovering a young boy, F.A. Sculp lower right, P.H. Calderon lower left. 19x 24 sheet size. G.J. Pinwall engraving of family sleeping while being discovered. 14 1/2 x 10 1/6 sheet size
Main Auction Galleries
Jun. 29, 2019
Poster by Philip H. Calderon - Pears' Soap Captain of the Eleven (cricket)
Est: €180 - €400
Pears' Soap Captain of the Eleven (cricket) - 52,5x78, 1898, after a painting from 1882, coloured plate with Pears' Christmas Annual by Philip H. Calderon (1833-1898)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jan. 20, 2019
Painting, Philip Hermogenes Calderon
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (British, 1833-1898), Interior Scene with Mother and Daughter, 1879, oil on board, signed and dated lower left, artist placard inscribed "Udstillet Royal-Academy, 1859" (affixed lower center), board: 35.5"h x 27.5"w, overall (with frame): 48"h x 41"w
Clars Auctions
Nov. 18, 2018
Painting, Philip Hermogenes Calderon
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (British, 1833-1898), "Udstillet Royal-Academy," 1879, oil on board, signed and dated lower left, title placard affixed lower center, board: 35.5"h x 27.5"w, overall (with frame):
Clars Auctions
Apr. 27, 2018
HARBOR SCENE ATTR. TO P.H. CALDERON
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
OIL ON CANVAS, FRAMED. ATTR. TO Philip Hermogenes CALDERON BRITISH 1833-1898.
Mussallem Galleries
Jun. 18, 2013
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (1833-1898), British NIGHT. "EMPRESS OF SILENCE AND THE QUEEN OF SLEEP"; Oil on canvas placed on masonite; signed "P.H. Calderon Esq. R.A. at 16 Grove End Rd." on the Charles Roberson & Co., London artist supplies
Est: $80,000 - $100,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (1833-1898), British NIGHT. "EMPRESS OF SILENCE AND THE QUEEN OF SLEEP"; Oil on canvas placed on masonite; signed "P.H. Calderon Esq. R.A. at 16 Grove End Rd." on the Charles Roberson & Co., London artist supplies manufacturer's label to the stretcher69" x 47" - 175.3 x 119.4 cm.Provenance: John Aird, Hyde Park Terrace- London;The Fine family of Toronto where the painting hung at Julie's Mansion, Toronto in the 1960's to 1970's;By descent to the present, Private Collection, TorontoExhibited: Royal Academy, 1884, Cat. No. 340Literature: Henry Blackburn ed., "Academy Notes with one hundred and forthy three illustrations, facsimile of Sketches by the Artists, 1883" London: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly; lllustrated on p. 31, No. 340"The Royal Academy", The Building News and Engineering Journal, Vol 46, May 18, 1884, p. 741"Philip Hermogenes Calderon. Morning". R.E.W. Art, 2012Note: According to Calderon's studio records, this work was one of eight paintings he executed for the residence of Civil Engineer, Sir John Aird (1833-1911) of Hyde Park Terrace, London in 1891. This large canvas hung in Mr. Aird's dining room along with the seven other works in the "Calderon Room", all of which were exhibited at the Royal Academy. This work being the companion work to the canvas "Morning. Hark Hark! The Lark at Heaven's Gate Sings" was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1885 and sold in this salesroom on November 13, 2003, lot 298.In "Academy Notes", the painting is described as "a nearly life size figure in dark blue robe, with background of night sky, one of a series which includes 'The Olive' and 'The Vine' exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1880"."Night" is also described in "The Building News and Engineering Journal"; "According to Philip H. Calderon, 'Night' (no. 340) sits enthroned as 'Empress of Silence and Queen of Sleep' thoughtful and calm in white dress, with a dark robe over it, a beautiful personification"
Waddington's
Oct. 26, 2012
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (Poitiers 1833 - Londres 1898) L’amateur d’art Toile 145 x 14cm Signée et datée en bas à droite : PCALDE...
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (Poitiers 1833 - Londres 1898) L'amateur d'art Toile 145 x 14cm Signée et datée en bas à droite : PCALDERON 1875
Tajan
Oct. 25, 2012
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (1833-1898) 'Una Madeilena', 15 x 12.25in.
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (1833-1898) oil on canvas, 'Una Madeilena', monogrammed and inscribed verso, 15 x 12.25in.
Gorringes
Mar. 27, 2012
PHILIP HERMOGENES CALDERON (SPANISH, 1833-1898),
Est: £500 - £700
PHILIP HERMOGENES CALDERON (SPANISH, 1833-1898), thoughts of the sea, signed, oils on canvas. 8" x6".
Peter Francis
Nov. 10, 2011
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (1833-1898)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (1833-1898) Mariana oil on canvas 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.) The present scene depicts Act IV, Scene I, from A Measure for Measure.
Christie's
Jun. 15, 2011
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (1833-1898)
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (1833-1898) A Rose of Provence signed 'P. H. Calderon' (lower right) and inscribed 'Philip H. Calderon - R.A./Burlington House - Piccadilly W/(A Rose of Provence)' (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 35 x 16½ in. (88.9 x 41.1 cm.)
Christie's
Aug. 03, 2010
Philip Hermogenes Calderon RA 1833-1898- Girl on a
Est: £300 - £400
Philip Hermogenes Calderon RA 1833-1898- Girl on a hammock; oil on panel, bears inscription on the reverse 'Presented by P H Calderon to General Hospital and Dispensary for Sick Children', 14.5x17.4cm
Roseberys
Jun. 30, 2010
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (1833-1898)
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (1833-1898) Summer berries signed and dated 'P.H. Calderon, 1883' (lower left) oil on canvas 43¼ x 30¾ in. (110 x 78.1 cm.)
Christie's
Feb. 09, 2010
Circle of Philip Hermogenes Calderon (BRITISH, 1833-1898)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Circle of Philip Hermogenes Calderon (BRITISH, 1833-1898) A lady feeding a deer in a forest oil on canvas 27 x 22 in. (68.6 x 55.9 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 28, 2009
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, RA (British, 1833-1898) The Orphans
Est: £6,000 - £9,000
The Orphans signed and dated 'PHCALDERON-1870.-' (lower right) oil on canvas 68.5 x 51cm (26 15/16 x 20 1/16in).
Bonhams
Apr. 25, 2009
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (French 1833-1898), After the Battle, oil on panel, 10-1/4 x 15-1/2 in (26 x 39.3 cm)
Est: $400 - $600
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (French 1833-1898) After the Battle Signed with artist's monogram initials PC l.r. Oil on panel 10-1/4 x 15-1/2 in (26 x 39.3 cm)
Weschler's
Feb. 25, 2009
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (1833-1898)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (1833-1898) Study of a redheaded woman indistinctly inscribed and signed '..../Philip. H. Calderon' (on a label on the reverse) oil on board 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.5 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 06, 2008
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (French 1833-1898)
Est: $600 - $800
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (French 1833-1898) After the Battle Signed with artist's monogram PC l.r. Oil on panel 10-1/4 x 15-1/2 in (26 x 39.3 cm)
Weschler's
Sep. 11, 2008
Philip Hermogenes Calderon R.A (1833-1898) Portrait of a red haired beauty 9.5 x 7.5in.
Est: £700 - £1,000
Philip Hermogenes Calderon R.A (1833-1898) oil on board Portrait of a red haired beauty 9.5 x 7.5in.
Gorringes
Feb. 24, 2008
***CALDERON PHILIP HERMOGENES
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
(1833-1898 English) ''Nita'', framed oil on canvas, approximate image size 12'' x 9'', with frame 18 1/2'' x 15 1/2'', signed with artist monogram left center.
Bunte Auction Services
Dec. 11, 2007
f - Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. 1833-1898 , a woodland nymph oil on canvas
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
signed and dated l.l.: P H Calderon - 1883 oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Oct. 03, 2007
Philip Hermogenes Calderon R.A. 1833-1898 , leisure hours oil on canvas
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
signed c.r. with monogram and dated ' 63 oil on canvas
Sotheby's
May. 16, 2006
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (British, 1833-1898)
Est: -
The interfering Mother. Signed and dated 1891, watercolour, 15.5 x 22cm (6 1/8 x 8 11/16in).
Bonhams
Jun. 16, 2005
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (1833 - 1898)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
'Letter from Daddy' signed and dated 'PH Calderon - 1873.' (lower left) oil on panel 6 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (16.8 x 21.9 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 20, 2005
PHILIP HERMOGENES CALDERON R.A. BRITISH, 1833-1898 FRENCH PEASANTS FINDING THEIR STOLEN CHILD
Est: $18,000 - $25,000
signed with monogram (lower left) oil on canvas CATALOGUE NOTE The present work is a reduction of Calderon's larger 1859 painting exhibited that same year at the Royal Academy as no. 634, now in a private collection.
Sotheby's
Nov. 25, 2004
f - PHILIP HERMOGENES CALDERON R.A. 1833-1898
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
signed with monogram l.r. and dated 1858 oil on canvas, oval
Sotheby's
Jul. 14, 2004
PHILIP HERMOGENES CALDERON R.A., 1833-1898
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Apr. 22, 2004
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (Spanish, 1833-1898)
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Flirtation signed and dated 'PH Calderon 1863' (lower right) oil on canvas 36 x 28 1/8 in. (91.5 x 71.5 cm.) Painted in 1863
Christie's
Apr. 23, 2003
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R. A. (British, 1833-1898)
Est: $12,000 - $16,000
The Black Hat signed with monogram and dated '1892' (lower left); and signed and inscribed 'no. 2 Philip H Calderon R A' on the reverse oil on panel 191/4 x 151/2 in. (49 x 39.7 cm.) Painted in 1892 PROVENANCE Gooden & Fox, London. Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 14 February 1996, lot 96. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Christie's
Apr. 01, 2003
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (Spanish, 1833-1898)
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Sylvia signed 'H P Calderon' (lower right); and signed and inscribed 'Sylvia Philip-H-Calderon-R.A. 9 Marlborough Place St John's Wood' on the reverse. oil on canvas 28 x 24 in. (71 x 60.8 cm.).
Christie's
Feb. 19, 2003
Ernest Crofts, R.A. (1847-1911)
Est: $79,500 - $127,200
Whitehall: January 30th, 1649 signed and dated 'E Crofts. 1890' (lower right) oil on canvas 66 1/8 x 51 in. (168 x 129.5 cm.) PROVENANCE Marcus van Raalte. Mrs Charles van Raalte. Anon. sale, Sotheby's Belgravia, 19 October 1971, lot 109. with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, from whom acquired by the present owner. LITERATURE Art Journal, 1890, p. 169. H. Blackburn (ed.), Academy Notes 1890, London, 1890, p. 216, illus. p. 49. Magazine of Art, 1890, vol. XIII, p. 254. 'Pictures of 1890', Pall Mall Gazette Extra, no. 51, 5 May 1890, p. 23, no. 216, illus. Illustrated London News, 10 May 1890, p. 594. 'The Pick of the Pictures - Royal Academy', Punch, 24 May 1890, illus, p. 50. Royal Academy Pictures, 1890, frontispiece, part II, illus. p. 42. 'Notes and Queries', Magazine of Art, 1897, vol. XX, p. 225. Sir Isidore Spielmann, Souvenir of the Fine Art Section: Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908, p. 41, illus. facing p. 153. M. Jenner, 'In Pursuit of Power', Heritage Magazine, October/November 1997, no. 77, p. 20, illus. L. Lambourne, Victorian Painting, London, 1999, p. 146, pl. 177. EXHIBITION London, Royal Academy, 1890, no. 216. Paris, Exposition Universelle, 1900, no. 60, lent by Marcus van Raalte. London, Franco-British Exhibition, 1908, no. 342, lent by Mrs Charles van Raalte. The Royal Academy (1837-1901) Revisited, 1975-6, no. 8. NOTES The dignity and self control with which King Charles I met his death resulted in a martyrology without parallel in English history. Anxious not to shiver and appear afraid he wore two shirts to protect himself from the chill of the January morning. He then passed through Inigo Jones's Banqueting House, Whitehall, and under the Rubens ceiling which he himself had commissioned, and onto the scaffold. His last reported word to William Juxon, Bishop of London, who accompanied him to offer the last consolations of religion, was 'Remember'. Like other tragic heroes and heroines, Mary Queen of Scots, Montrose, Marie Antoinette and others, Charles I was a popular subject in Victorian painting. Indeed, commenting on Crofts R.A. exhibit of 1883, no. 1502, Charles I on his way to execution, Leslie Stephen, who had been reviewing for twenty-three years could not refrain from remarking wearily that 'it would be a relief could one hope that Charles I will not go to execution again'. However, it was recognised that in the present picture, Crofts had produced, as Sir Isidore Spielman noted, the 'climax to his Stuart cycle'. Several reviewers commented, not all favourably, on the dramatic nature of the composition. The Art Journal expressed surprise that 'In depicting an event of such tremendous moment, it would be imagined that the central group - composed of the Royal Martyr, his attendants and his executioners - would be so emphasised by its position and its rendering, as to attract all eyes. But no: the entire foreground is recognised by a seething crowd of armed men, while the protagonists of the historic drama are reduced to the dimensions and the importance of mere diminutive puppets'. And yet Crofts has depicted the scene as it would undoubtedly have been viewed by the troops: the crowd was allowed nowhere near the scaffold, and the sole Royalist in the picture, lower left, has a sword raised against him by the Roundhead officer. Commentators consistently praised such characteristic incidents in Crofts's work, as well as his skill in the rendering of armour. Crofts was a disciple of Meissonier, and like him specialised in the depiction of battle scenes. In addition to envisaging scenes from the English Civil War, he also depicted episodes from the Napoleonic and Franco-Prussian Wars. Several of his works are in public collections: The Evening of the Battle of Waterloo is in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. In 1898 he succeeded Philip Hermogenes Calderon as Keeper of the Royal Academy.
Christie's
Feb. 19, 2003
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (1833-1898)
Est: $15,900 - $23,850
The Moonlight Serenade signed and dated 'PH CALDERON - 1872.' (lower right) and signed and inscribed '4/PHILIP.H.CALDERON./9 MARLBOROUGH PLACE/ST. JOHN'S WOOD' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 16 5/8 x 341/2 in. (42.2 x 87.7 cm.) PROVENANCE with William Rodman & Co., Ltd., Belfast. Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 22 October 1971, lot 62. with The Fine Art Society, London, from whom acquired the by the present owner in 1972. LITERATURE Unpublished P. H. Calderon, Catalogue of Works, (unpublished manuscript), p. 37, illus. p. 36. Published Art Journal, 1873, p. 168. 'Academy Rhymes', Punch, 17 May 1873, p. 206. W.W. Fenn, 'Our Living Artists, Philip Hermogenes Calderon, RA', Magazine of Art, 1878, vol. 1, p. 200. C. Clement & L. Hutton, Artists of the Nineteenth Century, London, 1879, p. 115. F.G. Stephens, Artists at Home, New York, 1884, p. 67. Emma-Rose Barber, 'The St. John's Wood Clique', The Antique Collector, December 1987, pp. 77-8, pl. 8. EXHIBITION London, Royal Academy, 1873, no. 181. The Art and Mind of Victorian England, 1974, no. 5. The Royal Academy (1837-1901) Revisited, 1975-6, no. 5. The Heatherley School of Fine Art: 150th Anniversary Exhibition, 1996, no. 47. NOTES Calderon describes the work in his unpublished manuscript, 'Painted with Roberson's medium - long, narrow picture - on the right a window with railings, candle light inside, and a frightened woman eagerly looking out - under window a smashed mandoline - in the centre - infuriated husband or brother, sword in hand, running at full speed after the musical but cowardly lover, who is clean around the corner, on the left, flying for his life - down a moonlit street.' The painting was well-received by the critics when exhibited at the RA in 1873. The Art Journal commented 'Wherein the serenader has taken to flight leaving his guitar and one of his shoes, being pursued, sword in hand, by the father, lover or brother to whom he was been paying delicate attention. The incidents are so well set forth that every point is intelligible'. It was also mentioned in 'Academy Rhymes', a regular feature in Punch, As for his Victory and Serenade - In neither is the point of the subject miss'd: The story's clear, characters well portrayed What's CALDERON, if not a dramatist? 'Victory!' was also exhibited at the RA in 1873 (no. 215) and depicts a castle with the enemy fleeing and a crowd of women and children cheering after a battle. Born in Poitiers, France, Calderon was largely educated by his father until his entry into J.M. Leigh's Art School, London in 1850. In 1851, he moved to Paris to study under the French Academic painter, Picot. This is pronounced in the markedly French flavour of this painting. In 1866 Calderon exhibited Her most High, Noble and Puissant Grace at the Paris International Exhibition where it won a gold medal, the only medal that year awarded to an English artist. The same year he was made a Royal Academician and a year later he was appointed Keeper of the Royal Academy. He was a member of the St John's Wood Clique Art which met every Saturday to draw a given subject which was submitted for a routine examination by other members of the group. Calderon's most famous work Broken Vows also concerns the theme of blighted affections but neither have the sentimentality frequently seen in Victorian paintings of this subject. There is an almost farcical nature to this dramatic incident in Calderon's use of props: the broken mandolin, the hastily discarded shoe and the candlelit window, items not unfamiliar to the commedia dell'arte. The consciously theatrical situation shows his affinity with the pantomine duels of Pierrot and Harlequin that were enjoying great popularity in France at the time. In 1857, Jean-L‚on G‚r“me and Thomas Couture had both painted duel scenes. Calderon's painting owes more to these French academic painters and the contemporary French theatre than to his English counterparts who were producing comparatively humourless interpretations of such an episode. The figure of the pursuer is reminiscent of the leading figure in the work by William Rimmer (American, 1816-1879) entitled Flight and Pursuit also painted in 1872 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). It has been suggested by Ellwood C. Parry (The University of Iowa, 1977) that both Rimmer and Calderon could have taken for inspiration Jean L‚on G‚r“me's The Pasha's Runners in which two men run from a gateway in Cairo, their shadows cast beneath them as they sprint to the left.
Christie's
Nov. 27, 2002
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (1833-1898)
Est: $124,000 - $186,000
'Joyous Summer, pleasant it was when the woods were green' signed and dated 'P H CALDERON - 1882' (lower left) oil on canvas 81 x 65 in. (205.8 x 165 cm.) LITERATURE Art Journal, 1883, p. 217. EXHIBITION London, Royal Academy, 1883, no. 241. NOTES Calderon was preoccupied with the theme of girls reposing by water. The present picture is one of his largest and most succesful compostions, and carries echoes of On the Banks of the River Clain near Poitiers,(R.A. 1866, no. 369) in which the girls are depicted in medieval costume, and The Virgin's Bower, his R.A. exhibit of 1870, (no. 369), sold at Christie's New York, 25 June 1998 ($94,198), in which two figures in classical dress draw water from a stream. A classical figure can also be seen in Springtime, his R.A. exhibit of 1896, no. 263. In this picture a group of beauties are about to bathe. One lower left is testing the temperature of the water, while the standing figure is about to slip out of her robe. Calderon is clearly alluding to a subject popularized by the Old Masters namely the goddess Diana, assisted by her nymphs, bathing in a shady grotto. The reference would have been noted by nineteenth-century admirers. Calderon was born at Poitiers to a French mother and Spanish father who later became professor of Spanish literature at King's College, London. After attending Leigh's Academy in Newman Street, he studied in Paris in the 1850s under Fran‡ois Piot, before returning to London. A member of the St John's Wood Clique of artists, he was a resident of this London suburb from 1858.
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Nov. 07, 2002
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, R.A. (1833-1898)
Est: $3,875 - $5,425
Day-dreams signed with monogram and dated '1860' (lower right) oil on canvas 16 x 14 in. (40.6 x 35.6 cm.).
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