Clement Charles Henri Quinton (French, 1851-1920), Herder and Cattle Along a Path

Oil on canvas, signed at lower left, presented in an ornate giltwood frame with gallery plaque affixed at lower center.

Stretcher size 18 1/4 x 25 3/4 in.; Frame dimensions 29 3/4 x 37 1/4 in.

Clément Charles Henri Quinton was a French landscape painter and known for his pastoral scenes and depictions of rural life, which he primarily painted en plein air. Born in Paris, he studied under Léonard Saurfelt and became associated with the Barbizon tradition. He began exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1879. He co-founded the Société des Amis des Arts in Saint-Maur and exhibited internationally, including at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.

Stretcher line at center and associated small abrasion; the frame with losses.