William Victor Aubert

View of the lake in the heights of Vully

Work on canvas board Golden wooden frame 47 x 56.5 x 3.5 cm This captivating work depicts a bucolic landscape where nature spreads out in a gentle symphony of greens and blues. In ...

Work on canvas mounted on cardboard Brown wooden frame 41.5 x 54.5 x 4 cm

Work on canvas

Work on canvas Dimensions with frame : 57.5 x 74 x 5 cm This striking work captures a serene landscape, shrouded in a subdued light that evokes a meditative mood. Dominated by gray a...

This serene landscape painting captures a tranquil view of Lake Biel in Switzerland with St Peter's Island viewable in the distance. The composition skilfully balances the lush green...

Hill Looking Over the Water, Early 20th Century Landscape by Paul Kujal Serene depiction of a hill looking out over the water by Paul Kujal (Austrian, 1888...

Beautiful oil on fiberboard painting of a view of Switzerland done by the American artist, John William Casilear. Signed with monogram lower left. Condition is excellent. Circa 1857/1858. The painting is housed in a contemporary frame. Overall framed measurements are 6 5/8 by 8 5/8 inches. lProvenance: Long Island, New York collector. Biography John William Casilear was born in New York City on June 25, 1811. Like his fellow Hudson River School landscapists Asher B. Durand and John F. Kensett, he worked as an engraver before turning to painting. In 1826 Casilear was apprenticed to the engraver Peter Maverick (1780-1831), and at first he primarily executed bank notes. Durand encouraged him to attempt other subjects, however, and during the 1830s he madeengravings after some of the most prominent paintings of the day, including Daniel Huntington's The Sybil (New-York Historical Society). In 1832 he began submitting engravings to the National Academy of Design exhibition and he first showed paintings there in 1836. In 1833 Casilear was elected an Associate of the Academy; he was elevated to full Academician status in 1851. In 1840 Casilear accompanied Durand, Kensett, and another painter, Thomas P. Rossiter (1818-1871), on a trip to Europe. There the artists studied and copied paintings...

19th / 20th century painter Work on canvas Brown wooden frame 64 x 75 x 3 cm