Wood Panel Landscape Paintings

An incredibly atmospheric oil painting of figures in a river landscape typical of George Vincent's best work. A rare work by this master of early 19th century English painting...

In this panel, painted during his stay in 1877 - 1878 in Laghouat, 400 kilometers south of Algiers, at the gateway to the Sahara Desert, Gustave Guillaumet...

The painting depicts a lively scene from a frozen river outside the town walls, where a large crowd have gathered to skate and mingle. North-Western Europe went through a small ice age from circa 1550 until the middle of the 19th century, where two thirds of the winters in Holland between 1600 and 1700 were particularly cold with long periods of frost and snow. Fifty five percent of Holland is under sea level and as such reclaiming land was/is a constant battle. There are numerous rivers and canals and when they froze they were a popular place for all social levels to ice skate, ride a sledge, or play kolf (the popular forerunner of ice hockey). Water was supplied by a makeshift well cut into the ice, as seen in our painting, merchants would set up shops, people could eat and drink in a typically Dutch “koek-en-zopie” tent where “zopie” was served, a popular drink made of “bock”, a strong German lager mixed with rum. The gathering, as seen in the painting, was a common type in the Low Countries during the seventeenth century and as such many artists were inspired to capture the rich range of images provided by them. The scene depicted is relatively restrained compared with some, if you consider Pieter Bruegel I's paintings of this type. Many individuals depicted stand out for their elegance. As usual, however, the more elegant and wealthy figures are shown mingling with the less wealthy, suggesting that these events, temporarily, brought even the most divided of societies together and helped to ease the everyday social tensions between the different social strata. Signed with monogram and dated 'THM 1660' and inscribed on a presentation plaque on the frame. Thomas Heeremans specialised in summer and winter landscapes with numerous figures enjoying themselves. He also painted a few beach scenes set into the dunes. He was born in Haarlem, the son of Hereman Thomasz. and Gooltje Maertensdr. On 4 December 1663 he married Trijntje Claesdr. who was from Leiden and the couple had five children between 1664 and 1673. After Trijntje’s death (buried 26 Sept 1680) he married Sibilla Juriaensdr., who was from the county of Marck in Germany, with whom he had a son, Gijsbert. Tomas was a pupil of the classicising history and portrait painter Cesar Boetius van Everdingen, who was active in Haarlem between 1648 and 1658. Van Everdingen seems to have had very little impact on Heeremans, who became strongly influenced by the work of the slightly earlier Haarlem painter Klaes Molenaer (Haarlem before 1630 – 1676 Haarlem). He became a member of the Painter's Guild of Saint Luke in his native Haarlem, which is where he seemed to have been active his entire career. His work is held in many renowned museums including the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, State Museums in Berlin, Old Masters...

Outstanding English late 18th / early 19th century marine scene by one of Britain's best known and sought after painters. William (or Wiliam) Anderson (1757 – 27 May 1837) was a Scottish artist specializing in maritime and patriotic themes. He was well-regarded for his detailed and accurate portraits of ships under sail, exhibiting his works annually in London between 1787 and 1811 and then occasionally until 1834. Anderson influenced other artists, notably John Ward and others of the Hull school. Anderson's early life is obscure, but he is known to have trained as a shipwright before moving to London to become a maritime painter when he was about 30. His training served him well as a painter, providing "a practical nautical knowledge" of his subjects. He earned a reputation for "accuracy and refinement of detail" and was admired for his bright, clear colours. He worked in both oils and watercolours. He based his style on that of well-known Dutch maritime...

English early 19th century Marine scene of fishing boats at sea , with a landscape and people in the foreground. Born in Chichester, C M Powell was a self-taught artist, a fact whic...

A charming rustic scene with figures drinking outside a tavern. Painted on a lovely old oak panel with labels and a wax seal. George Morland (1763-1804) Figures outside an Inn Oil on panel With seal and labels to the reverse 7 x 6 inches 10 x 9 inches including the frame George Morland (26 June 1763 in London – 29 October 1804 in Brighton) was an English painter. His early work was influenced by Francis Wheatley but after the 1790s he came into his own style. His best compositions focus on rustic scenes: farms and hunting; smugglers and gypsies; and rich, textured landscapes informed by Dutch Golden...

Dutch School, 18th / 19th Century Tending to livestock on the farmstead Oil on panel Indistinctly signed ‘Van St..l’ (lower left) 14.3/4 x 18 in. (37.5 x 45.5 cm.)

View of Constantinople is a late 19th century colored oil on wooden panel, hand-signed on the lower left margin. The signature is not completely readable: " S (...) Jusef/2". In ex...

Wonderfully painted Dutch or Flemish Antique early 19th-century landscape. This piece has all the quality of the early 19th-century European landscape painters who were so well kno...

Wonderfully painted Dutch or Flemish Antique early 19th-century landscape. This piece has all the quality of the early 19th-century European landscape painters who were so well kno...

Karel Breydel is known as a painter of battle pieces and cavalry attacks. These paintings are ingeniously composed and painted with the spirit after the manner of Adam Frans van der Meulen, the leading Flemish battle...

Karel Breydel is known as a painter of battle pieces and cavalry attacks. These paintings are ingeniously composed and painted with the spirit after the manner of Adam Frans van der Meulen, the leading Flemish battle...