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Country landscape with cows, Mechelse school, 1838, Signed Karel De San

1838

This charming bucolic landscape bathes in a soft yellow light. A lady on horseback, accompanied by a boy on a donkey, stops near a shepherd. The herd looks at two fishers and quietly...

As the Dutch painter Philips Wouwerman often did, this artist painted travellers stopping at an inn or a farm. One of the men got off his horse to urinate against the facade of the building. The motif of a peeing man was far from an exception in Dutch genre paintings...

Hunting played an essential role in the lives of princes and nobles for centuries. It was no different in the 17th century. Paintings depicting hunting scenes were hung, for example, in the hunting lodges of elites. It should be noted that the upper bourgeoisie also began to show interest in painted hunting scenes during the 17th century. In the Southern Netherlands there were a number of skilled animal painters who produced hunting scenes, including Frans Snijders, Paul De Vos, Jan Roos, Pieter Boel and Jan Fyt. Snijders knew how to render the anatomy of the animals masterfully. Also, he managed to make his animals look intelligent. He let them express a variety of feelings. His colleague, Paul De Vos, seems to have been less familiar with animal anatomy. His animals lack a kind of individuality and psychological expression. The panel shows a boar hunt with dogs. It was a prevalent theme, portrayed by Rubens, Snijders, De Vos and others. Buyers were especially interested in the showdown between animal species. The mental and physical strength appealed to their imagination. The painter of this little work has no solid knowledge of dog breeds. Due to a lack of insight into dogs' bone and muscle structure, he makes them look rather stiff. Mainly the heads have something naïve about them. It cannot be ruled out that the artist of this painting is Jan van Kessel...

Oval Allegorical Composition, Circle of Jean Portaels, Belgian School, mid-19th C, Oil sketch. This work is a preparatory oil sketch, likely executed in connection with a larger all...

European painter (late 19th century) - Landscape with cows and flock of sheep. 101 x 76 cm. Old oil painting on canvas, unframed (not signed). Condition report: Lined canvas. Good...

Thomas Baker British, (1809-1864) Cows with a Willow Tree Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1860 Image size: 14 inches x 11.75 inches Size including frame: 20.5 inches x 18.25 inches P...

Italian painter (late 18th-early 19th century) - Landscape with cows, goats, and a boat. 21.5 x 26.5 cm unframed, 35.5 x 41.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in an a...

A stunning 19th century English Antique oil landscape with cows resting by a river. Alfred Vickers was a painter of marine subjects and landscapes. He exhibited extensively througho...