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Otto Sommer Oil on canvas The Struggle of Life

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Otto Sommer Oil on canvas The Struggle of Life
<B>OTTO SOMMER</B></I> (American 1811-1911)<BR><I>The Struggle of Life</B></I>, 1865<BR>Oil on canvas<BR>24 x 28 inches (61.0 x 71.1 cm)<BR>Signed at lower right: <I>Otto Sommer NY 1865</B></I><BR>Canvas prepared by Edward Dechaun, New York<BR> <BR>Born in Munich, Sommer emigrated to New York where he would exhibit at the National Academy of Design from 1862 to 1866. Sommer was greatly influenced by the Hudson River School, especially German-born Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902). A break in the clouds produces a ray of light that adds to the dramatic scene of a pack of wolves ferociously attacking a herd of wild horses. <B>Condition Report:</B> <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)