Eugene Schmidt

Solothman on the Aase, Switzerland

Circa 1970

This artwork titled "Three Nuns" 1964 is an oil painting on hardboard by Italian artist Leonardo (Leo) De Magistris, 1933-2010. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by th...

This artwork titled "Three Priests" 1964 is an oil painting on hardboard by Italian artist Leonardo (Leo) De Magistris, 1933-2010. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by...

This artwork "Cathedral" 1970 is an oil painting on cardboard panel by Czech/American artist Andre Boratko, 1912-1990. It is signed at the lower right co...

This artwork titled "Texas Landscape with Cactus" c.1960 is an oil painting on canvas board by American artist Arnold Vail 1922-1995. It is signed at the l...

George Henry Smillie Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley, 1871 Signed and inscribed board verso "Cathedral Rocks-Morning-Yo-semite Valley Aug. 71 Geo. H. Smillie", also inscribed "Yo-se...

This lyrical landscape entitled Dance of the Nymphs was composed by the French Barbizon painter Paul Désiré Trouillebert. A joyful scene of nymphs dancing the morning fog, the work closely resembles an important work by the great Camille Corot, which is now housed at the Musée d'Orsay (Paris). Renowned for his unique individuality that toed the line between the traditional and modern, Corot and his landscapes helped pave the way for an entire generation of Impressionists who followed him. Trouillebert perfectly captures the poetic atmosphere of Corot’s groundbreaking works, while also imbuing this scene with a freshness and character that is all his own. Trouillebert's oil on canvas is exemplary of the tradition of historical painting. The work perfectly combines a realistic depiction of the natural world with a spirited romanticism as his idealized nymph figures frolic playfully beneath a crisp morning sky. As a whole, it is a lovely composition executed with a level of skill and artistry that proves Trouillebert's exceptional talent in the arts. Born in Paris in 1831, Paul Désiré Trouillebert was a student of the academic painters Ernest Hébert...

The painting is signed. Description: George Henry Boughton: A Master of Narrative and Natural Beauty George Henry Boughton, a distinguished Anglo-American artist of the 19th centur...

"Sunrise on the Shore" by Andreas Schelfhout stands as a testament to the extraordinary talent of the Dutch artist, born in The Hague in 1787. A prominent figure of the Romantic move...