Alan Rankle Paintings

city scape, oil on canvas, art, painting, landscape, wall art wall decoration

A sun-drenched provençal landscape is brought vividly to life in this large 20th century post- impressionist style oil-on-canvas. Undulating hills in the distance provide an evocativ...

Alpine Landscape – Georg Grauvogl Dimension: cm 110 x 78 without frame – cm 114 x 82 with frame in antique fir wood Tecnique: oil on canvas Era: 1940 circa Author: Georg Grauvogl (1...

Georg Grauvogl – Hut near Garmisch – Alpspitze Dimension: cm 70 x 80 without frame – cm 74 x 84 with frame in antique fir wood Tecnique: oil on canvas Era: 1940 circa Author: Georg ...

A mid 17th century large scale oil on canvas depicting a Leopardess, a Lioness and a Wolf toying with a Dead Hare in an Arcadian landscape; in the style of the Dutch Golden Age ‘Animaliers’ and the circle of Frans Snijders. Large canvases of hunting scenes, often featuring exotic animals such as leopards and lions, were initially popularised by the celebrated painter and diplomat Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), and rapidly became a fixture of seventeenth-century patrician residences across Europe. They were heirs to the Renaissance tradition of tapestries representing hunts, which had long been a form of princely decoration, but had typically required much greater expenditures of time and money. A monumental Wolf and Fox Hunt painted by Rubens in about 1616 – now in New York’s Metropolitan Museum – is considered one of the master’s earliest forays into this genre (fig. 1), alongside a set of four large hunting scenes originally executed for Elector Maximilian of Bavaria (c. 1616), featuring a Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt (Alte Pinakothek, Munich); a Wild Boar Hunt (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Marseilles); a Tiger Hunt (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes); and a Lion Hunt destroyed by fire in Bordeaux in 1870. This type of composition – with its energetic treatment of the subject, its references to exotic and powerful beasts and its vibrant atmosphere – immediately appealed to patrons and was enthusiastically embraced by artists both within and outside Rubens’ immediate circle. Among the former were fellow Flemish painters Frans Snyders (1579-1657) and his brother-in-law Paul de Vos (c. 1591-1678), each of whom collaborated with Rubens on important commissions, while also pursuing the genre of hunting scenes as part of their respective studio practices. Indeed, both are now predominantly remembered for their dynamic representations of hunts, which – differently to Rubens’ – chiefly focus on the animals, without the presence of human figures. This characteristic is shared by the present composition, which highlights the interaction between the beasts themselves, their feral nature and proximity enhancing the scene’s dramatic undercurrent. The wolf on the left, baring its teeth to defend its prey, is carefully observed, including its blood-shot eyes, salivating mouth, and thick fur, which all find parallels in compositions by Rubens and his circle (fig. 2). Similarly, the lioness emerging from behind a tree trunk in the background is a citation from a famous composition by Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder...

Depicting a lake and figures in landscape. Giltwood frame. Relined.

Large oil on canvas by Los Angeles artist Andrew Shachat. Represented by Patricia Correia Gallery, Venice, CA. Patricia Correia Gallery (PCG) was first established in Venice, Cali...

Mountain landscape, oil on canvas. Very good condition. dimensions: height 39 cm, width 48 cm without frame 25 cm x 34 cm

Presenting a gorgeous 20th century original large oil on canvas by Jack Lanze. This is a beautiful Expressionist landscape painting in the style of the Dutch or French School. The...

Dutch Landscape Oil on Canvas 1940s. Beautiful and well painted landscape - most probably Dutch. Very tactile and refined impressionist painting. Thick brush strokes and rich colors...

Impressionist style oil on canvas. People walking on the beach with dogs and parasols. Paul was from Weston Connecticut and a member of the Society of Illustrators, the Society of Am...

Large oil on canvas by Terence Alexander-British Large oil on canvas by Terence Alexander-British elegant oil on canvas from the 50s signed by Terence Alexan...