Johannes Adam Simon Oertel, German, American, 1823 to 1909, oil painting on board depicting a pastoral landscape scene, Close Companions. Circa 1884. Framed. Inscribed, titled and dated on the back. Provenance:World Auction Gallery LLC, NY, United States, September 13, 2020, lot 144. An auction paper label on the back. A paper label with the printed text about the artist on the back. Johannes Oertel is a german, American artist, known for Genre, portrait, religious and animal painting, etching, carving. A painter of religious subjects and portraits who traveled extensively, Johannes Oertel was also an engraver, teacher and Episcopal clergyman. One of a kind artwork.