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Max Sinclair Oil The Ruined Church Dated 1881
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We are delighted to offer this landscape oil on canvas by the accomplished and highly collectable artist MAX SINCLAIR, who has signed the painting in the lower left hand corner and dated it 1881. Unusually for this artist, he has not given the location verso. The painting depicts a ruined stone church or abbey which is situated on a small promontary behind some trees, alongside a lake or loch. As there is a rowing boat on the beach below the church, with a man about to push it into the water, it is possible it is actually on an island. We would assume that the location is Wales or Scotland, as for his landscapes, these are his preferred locations.
As MAX SINCLAIR did not appear to exhibit his work, although a quite prolific artist, little is known about his life. The only biographical information we could find about him is listed in Jeremy Wood's excellent book 'Hidden Talents', as follows:-
'Painter of landscapes and marines in oil and watercolour. This prolific artist does not appear to have exhibited, although much of the work was inscribed and dated giving some indication of the period of his work and the location of the subjects. Most of the landscapes are views in Wales and Scotland and the majority date from the early 1880s. The marine subjects include views of the London and Liverpool docks. Many of his paintings were signed with a monogram.'
However, although we can't prove it, as yet, it is our contention that Max Sinclair is actually H. Max Krause. H. Max Krause was born in Biesdorf in Germany in 1861, to Franz (Francis) Emile Hermann Krause 1836-1900 and Johann Henrietta Amelia Stock daughter of a German painter J. F. A. Stock. The family moved to the UK and settled in Lancashire and the 1881 Census found the 20 year old Max living at 28 Bignor Street, Cheetham, Prestwich, Lancashire with his parents and 5 siblings. He and his brother the artist Emil Albert Krause, later Emil Albert Stock, after he changed his name by deed poll in 1916 due to anti German feeling, were both taught by their father. ( Emil Albert is frequently called Emil Axel due to confusion between him and a Danish artist)
In 1885, Max married Mary Jane Mansell (1861-1930) and he is listed officially as Frederick (Friedrich) Heinrich M. Krause in the marriage register. To our knowledge, he painted under the names Max Krause, H. Max Krause, H. M. Krause, H. M. Crouse and M. Crouse (as in the watercolours that we have currently listed), so using different names is not unusual and there is some similarity in how they both form letters. (Also, there is absolutely no official record of an artist by the name of Max Sinclair in the late 1800s in birth records or the Censuses of the period and the similarity of his paintings, colour palette, technique and locations, and those of both Franz Krause and Max Krause are unmistakable. We came across a mention in a Victorian newspaper cutting that Max Sinclair was the only pupil of the Master Franz Krause, so it seems fairly obvious to us that he and Max Krause are one and the same.)
In the 1911 Census, he was living at Ashleigh, Dane Road, Sale, Cheshire and was listed as a German, naturalised British Subject in 1886. Although even that is in doubt, as in 1916 he was accused of being near a prohibited area in Southport as he was not a British citizen as other family member were. Later he and Mary Jane moved to Southport, where two of his brothers were set up as carvers, gilders and frame makers, and in 1930 Mary Jane died at 197 Portland Street, Southport, leaving her assets of £366 to her husband Henry Max Crouse, artist. Max himself died a year later.
Auction results for this artist are available on artprice.com (76 listings), artnet.com (56), findartinfo.com (39) and arcadja.com (30). The record price for one of his paintings at auction in recent years has been £3,600 for an oil and £4,200 for a pair of watercolours. There are 5 of his paintings in the National Collection which may be viewed for their images and location at ArtUK.org.
The painting is newly framed in a nice 3" ornate gilt frame which suits it very well. It will be supplied wired and ready to hang.
Image size: 19 3/8" x 12 5/8" - 49.2cm x 32.1cm
Frame size: 25 1/2" x 18 5/8" - 62.2cm x 47.3cm
Medium: Oils on canvas
Condition: Very good. The canvas is clean and taut. There is one old repair to the canvas, virtually no craquelure, stretcher marks consistent with age, but no paint loss. The frame is new.
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As MAX SINCLAIR did not appear to exhibit his work, although a quite prolific artist, little is known about his life. The only biographical information we could find about him is listed in Jeremy Wood's excellent book 'Hidden Talents', as follows:-
'Painter of landscapes and marines in oil and watercolour. This prolific artist does not appear to have exhibited, although much of the work was inscribed and dated giving some indication of the period of his work and the location of the subjects. Most of the landscapes are views in Wales and Scotland and the majority date from the early 1880s. The marine subjects include views of the London and Liverpool docks. Many of his paintings were signed with a monogram.'
However, although we can't prove it, as yet, it is our contention that Max Sinclair is actually H. Max Krause. H. Max Krause was born in Biesdorf in Germany in 1861, to Franz (Francis) Emile Hermann Krause 1836-1900 and Johann Henrietta Amelia Stock daughter of a German painter J. F. A. Stock. The family moved to the UK and settled in Lancashire and the 1881 Census found the 20 year old Max living at 28 Bignor Street, Cheetham, Prestwich, Lancashire with his parents and 5 siblings. He and his brother the artist Emil Albert Krause, later Emil Albert Stock, after he changed his name by deed poll in 1916 due to anti German feeling, were both taught by their father. ( Emil Albert is frequently called Emil Axel due to confusion between him and a Danish artist)
In 1885, Max married Mary Jane Mansell (1861-1930) and he is listed officially as Frederick (Friedrich) Heinrich M. Krause in the marriage register. To our knowledge, he painted under the names Max Krause, H. Max Krause, H. M. Krause, H. M. Crouse and M. Crouse (as in the watercolours that we have currently listed), so using different names is not unusual and there is some similarity in how they both form letters. (Also, there is absolutely no official record of an artist by the name of Max Sinclair in the late 1800s in birth records or the Censuses of the period and the similarity of his paintings, colour palette, technique and locations, and those of both Franz Krause and Max Krause are unmistakable. We came across a mention in a Victorian newspaper cutting that Max Sinclair was the only pupil of the Master Franz Krause, so it seems fairly obvious to us that he and Max Krause are one and the same.)
In the 1911 Census, he was living at Ashleigh, Dane Road, Sale, Cheshire and was listed as a German, naturalised British Subject in 1886. Although even that is in doubt, as in 1916 he was accused of being near a prohibited area in Southport as he was not a British citizen as other family member were. Later he and Mary Jane moved to Southport, where two of his brothers were set up as carvers, gilders and frame makers, and in 1930 Mary Jane died at 197 Portland Street, Southport, leaving her assets of £366 to her husband Henry Max Crouse, artist. Max himself died a year later.
Auction results for this artist are available on artprice.com (76 listings), artnet.com (56), findartinfo.com (39) and arcadja.com (30). The record price for one of his paintings at auction in recent years has been £3,600 for an oil and £4,200 for a pair of watercolours. There are 5 of his paintings in the National Collection which may be viewed for their images and location at ArtUK.org.
The painting is newly framed in a nice 3" ornate gilt frame which suits it very well. It will be supplied wired and ready to hang.
Image size: 19 3/8" x 12 5/8" - 49.2cm x 32.1cm
Frame size: 25 1/2" x 18 5/8" - 62.2cm x 47.3cm
Medium: Oils on canvas
Condition: Very good. The canvas is clean and taut. There is one old repair to the canvas, virtually no craquelure, stretcher marks consistent with age, but no paint loss. The frame is new.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
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Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art
> Antique Oil Paintings
Date 1881
Late Victorian Antiques Material Oil Painting on Canvas
Origin English
Artist Max Sinclair
Item code as237a1741
Status Sold
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View all stock from
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Kent
England, UK
Tel : 01622 812556
Non UK callers : +44 1622 812556
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