Dobiaschofsky
Sailing boat on a river.
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Segelschiff auf einem Fluss.
Öl auf Leinwand
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Ferdinand Gueldry
Born : 1858Died : 1945Documented citizenships : France
The French painter Ferdinand Gueldry brings two worlds into dialogue in his work: boating scenes on the Marne, with their rowers and spectators, and factory interiors and working-class life. In 1876, while still in training, he co-founded the Société nautique de la Marne with fellow students in Joinville-le-Pont, on Île Fanac.
From 1881 onwards, rowing became a major subject in his painting. A regatta at Joinville-le-Pont, dated to that year, forms part of this group of water-sports scenes, in which athletes in striped jerseys and spectators create the spectacle along the riverbanks. In 1885, Gueldry broadened his subject matter to include industrial spaces and workers’ labour. Le Décapage des métaux, dated 1886 and recorded at the Musée de Picardie in Amiens, and Le Laminoir, dated 1901, testify to this attention to the factory. Works devoted to water also include Match annuel entre la Société Nautique de la Marne et le Rowling club (1882) and Aux sources du canotage — Sur la Tamise (1896), both listed as held at the Musée de Nogent-sur-Marne, as well as Sur la Marne. Scène de canotage à Bry-sur-Marne (1906).
Before 1908, the French state acquired eleven of his canvases. Gueldry was appointed a chevalier of the Légion d’honneur in 1908. In 2018, the Musée de Nogent-sur-Marne devoted the exhibition Ferdinand Gueldry, peintre de l’eau et de la lumière to him.
This profile brings together identity references for Ferdinand Gueldry and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
3 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky, Koller. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Works recorded at auction
Koller
Rowing Club de Paris, end of training on the Seine river.
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Rowing Club de Paris, end of training on Seine river.
oil on canvas
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Koller
The riverbank at Bry. Circa 1882/83.
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
La berge de Bry. Circa 1882/83.
oil on canvas
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record.
Documentation updated : 2026-10-19