Rare August Norieri, Edge of the Pontchartrain from Mandeville, oil

August Norieri American/Louisiana, 1860-1898 "Edge of the Pontchartrain from Mandeville" oil on canvas 1890, signed and dated lower right, framed. Provenance: Collection of Jean Bragg. Note: The South's long and ever-changing love affair with its waterways, both as transportation and entertainment, has been depicted on canvas over the last two centuries by some of its most storied artists. Nowhere is that more evident than New Orleans and the neighboring towns along the Gulf Coast. August Norieri was born in New Orleans in 1860 and came of age at a time when river and lake travel was undergoing a transformation following the Industrial Revolution and Reconstruction. The young artist was captivated by maritime subjects that serve as the focus of his work much more than his contemporaries, such as William Henry Buck, Richard Clague, and Joseph Rusling Meeker, and his mentor, Andres Molinary. Norieri studied under Molinary from 1880 to 1881 and opened his own studio in the city where he practiced painting until his death at the age of just thirty-eight in 1898. His relatively short career resulted in a remarkable yet regrettably small body of work, making this large canvas a rare and important example. Reference: Dobie, Ann B. "August Norieri." 64 Parishes. www.64parishes.org. Accessed Oct. 23, 2026.

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