Oil on canvas on board, unsigned, depicting fashionable figures along the Hudson River, presented in an ornate period gilt frame with ebonized liner and gilt gallery plaque.

SS 5.75 x 10 in.; DOA 12.5 x 16.75 in.

Property of a Collector, Apex, North Carolina

An article in the New York Times on February 11, 1896 ran with this title "Aged Artist Murdered: Found in his Room in a School for Deaf Mutes." The murder of Eglau fascinated New Yorkers, as no arrests were ever made. He had been a respected artist, active at the Cooper Union Institute for years. He was particularly admired for his Hudson River views, such as this example.

$800 - 1,200