Important Paintings

Rehs Galleries Inc. is one of the world's leading art galleries specializing in important 19th and 20th century works of art; with a particular focus on artists that exhibited at the Paris Salons and London's Royal Academy between 1860 and 1920. This family gallery has had a long and noteworthy history. Begun in the late 1930's the gallery was the largest importer of 18th & 19th century paintings from Europe; bringing in close to 600 paintings a month. The firm was reputed to have bought out entire estates and large parts of auctions. Their style of purchasing was so grand that they were written up in The Bournemouth Times Westbourne England in November of 1958 when they purchased 60 paintings from one sale.

In the early 1960's Joseph Rehs entered the business and continued with the then current mission of selling works on a strictly wholesale basis - supplying many of the art galleries throughout North America. By 1978 the gallery moved to a new location on the East Side of Manhattan and began to cater more to the design professional and private collector. Then in 1981 Howard Rehs entered the business. With his strong art historical background he and his father have guided the gallery to its current position in the art world - one of the premier galleries specializing in important Academic and Realist works of art. As always the gallery prides itself on the quality and condition of the works it offers for sale.

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Image 1: Gallery

 

Image 2: Eugène Louis Boudin (1824 - 1898), Le Havre, le bassin du commerce Provenance

• Galerie Durand-Ruel et Cie., Paris (Acquired at A. Blanc, Paris, sale Galerie Georgex Petit, Paris, 3-4 Dec. 1906, lot 29)
• Galerie Bernheim-Jeune et Cie., Paris, Feb. 1918
• The Lefevre Gallery (Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd), Glasgow
  Mrs. C.M. Speirs, Cape Town
• Sotheby's London, Dec. 4, 1968, lot 7
• Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Terra, Chicago
  Private collection, 1999
• Rehs Galleries, Inc., New York City

Literature

• R. Schmit, Eugene Boudin, Paris, 1973, vol. III, p.142, no. 2955 (illustrated)

• Oil on canvas
• 15 x 21 1/2 inches
• Dimension in frame
• 23 x 29 1/2 inches
• Signed 

• M. Tempelaere, 1887 Dr. & Mrs. John Inglis, Glasgow
  Sale Christie's, London, July 24, 1953, #26
  Julius Weitzer, New York, c.1961

• Alfred Robaut, L'Oeuvre de Corot, Paris, 1965, p.206 (illustrated on p. 207) no. 1848
• Painted c.1860-70
• A letter from Martin Dieterle & Claire Lebeau confirming the works authenticity will accompany this painting.
  

• Oil on canvas
• 18 1/4 x 22 inches
• Dimension in frame
• 24 3/4 x 28 3/4 inches
  

Signed; also numbered on the reverse

• The artist
• H. Arnot, New York City, January, 1958
• Parnassus, March, 1958
• Mr. & Mrs. Cekan, New York, NY
• Private collection, Georgia
• Rehs Galleries, Inc., New York City
  

Painted c.1957

 

• Oil on board
• 24 x 20 inches
• Dimension in frame
• 32 x 28 inches
  

Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse

Image 6: Jules Worms (1832 - 1924), Galant Importun

• Oil on canvas23 3/4 x 32 inches
• Dimension in frame 32 3/4 x 41 inches
• Signed

• Private collection, Maryland
• Rehs Galleries, Inc., New York City

Image 7: Ilya Bolotowsky, (1907 - 1981)

• Julien Duprè (1851 - 1910) - Catalogue Raisonnè
• Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839 - 1924) - Catalogue Raisonnè
• Emile Munier (1840 - 1895) - Virtual Checklist: www.emilemunier.org
• Antoine Blanchard (1910 - 1988) - Virtual Checklist: www.antoineblanchard.org
• Louis Aston Knight (1873 - 1948) - Virtual Checklist: site under construction