Viggo Pedersen

Viggo Pedersen, Sheep Shearing, Oil Painting

1885

This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Michael Therkildsen (1850-1925) depicts a rural landscape with a standing bull, resting cattle, chickens and thatched buildings. It’s skillfully rendered and demonstrates the artist’s keen understanding of anatomy. The cottage in the upper right, which is nestled into trees, is also a charming addition. Hans Michael Therkildsen was an accomplished Danish painter of landscapes, rural scenes, interiors and animals. He trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and later under Laurits Tuxen and Frans Schwartz...

This early 20th-century oil painting by French artist Charles Clair (1860-1930) depicts numerous sheep feeding in a stone barn. Hailing from the picturesque rural area of Mars-sur-A...

This late 19th-century oil painting by Belgian artist Isidore Verheyden (1846-1905) depicts a small farmyard. Snuffling and grunting amid the grubby hay, a chubby pig with a muddy n...

This early 20th-century oil painting by British artist Henry Hillingford Parker (1858-1930) depicts a Highland loch with cattle, track and mountain. Parker adored the natural world ...

This charming 19th-century oil painting by Danish artist Christian Berthelsen (1839-1909) depicts a village scene with storks nesting atop a timber-framed dwelling. Is it simply a gentle portrayal of idyllic family life? Or does it allude to a sinister fairy tale by a well-known Danish author? Berthelsen was born on the small picturesque island of Føhr, where most families worked the land and lived in villages peppered with quaint thatched cottages. Amid these rural communities, children became familiar with various folk stories including those told so menacingly by the author Hans Christian Andersen. In 1839, the year Berthelsen was born, Andersen published ‘Storkene’, a typically macabre tale involving a family of storks. It begins: "On the last house...

This late 19th-century oil painting by British artist Alfred Walter Williams (1824-1905) depicts an expansive view across Barmouth Sands in North Wales. The relaxed golden sands str...

Louis Recchia's (US based) "Interior with Picasso" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas. About the Artist: Louis Recchia has been producing contemporary art in Denver fo...

Louis Recchia's (US based) "We are Star-Stuff" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas. About the Artist: Louis Recchia has been producing contemporary art in Denver for ov...

Homage to baroque allegory, symbolic figurative realism. About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphas...

This colorful piece, "Jumping in White", is a 40x40 equine oil painting on canvas featuring a white horse mid jump during a jumping competition. Bright pinks, purples, and blues dance around the horses, capturing the vibrant energy of the horse competition. The rider is wearing a blue coat, white pants and black boots. About the artist: David Noalia...

This colorful piece, "Sound of Thunder", is a 36x63 equine oil painting on canvas featuring three brown race horses and jockeys. The jockeys wear pink, green, and yellow silks. Splashes of color dance around the canvas, giving vibrant energy to match the spirit of the horse races. About the artist: David Noalia is a man of vision, style and colour. Renowned for his signature abstract equestrian paintings...

This vibrant piece, "Strong Stride" is a 36x45" oil painting on canvas by artist David Noalia. Featured is an up-close cropping two horses with their jockeys atop, moving swiftly in ...