{"product_id":"boys-fishing-frederick-rondel","title":"Frederick Rondel | Boys Fishing","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"538\"\u003eThis oil on canvas by \u003cstrong data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"42\"\u003eFrederick Rondel\u003c\/strong\u003e, titled \u003cem data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"68\"\u003e“Boys Fishing,”\u003c\/em\u003e depicts a group of boys absorbed in their pastime along the water’s edge, set within a tranquil, rustic landscape. The scene combines carefully observed natural detail with a warm, atmospheric light characteristic of the Hudson River School, inviting the viewer into a quiet moment of leisure and rural life. The relaxed poses of the figures and the gentle recession of trees, river, and sky create a sense of depth and harmony that feels both intimate and expansive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"1607\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"572\"\u003eFrederick Rondel (1826–1892)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a French-born American painter associated with the Hudson River School and is best remembered as \u003cstrong data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"717\"\u003eWinslow Homer’s only formal art teacher\u003c\/strong\u003e. Trained in Paris under marine painter Théodore Gudin and Auguste Jugelet, he emigrated to the United States in 1855, later exhibiting at institutions such as the \u003cstrong data-start=\"881\" data-end=\"911\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eNational Academy of Design\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"961\"\u003ePennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e. His works have been shown in and are associated with collections at the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1050\"\u003eMint Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1092\"\u003eButler Institute of American Art\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1129\"\u003eCorcoran Gallery of Art\u003c\/strong\u003e. Rondel’s paintings have also appeared at major auction houses including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1255\"\u003eChristie’s\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1273\"\u003eSotheby’s\u003c\/strong\u003e, sometimes with noted provenance such as the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003eCollection of Mrs. George Arden\u003c\/strong\u003e, and were collected by important 19th-century figures like chromolithographer \u003cstrong data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1448\"\u003eLouis Prang\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1502\"\u003eBoys Fishing\u003c\/em\u003e fits squarely within his admired genre scenes, blending narrative charm with refined landscape painting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery 44","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50906776994090,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/4875\/4730\/files\/rondel_ed.jpg?v=1767466402","url":"https:\/\/gallery44llc.com\/products\/boys-fishing-frederick-rondel","provider":"GALLERY 44","version":"1.0","type":"link"}