Born in Belgium, Bernard Pothast traveled to Paris to attend the "École des Beaux Arts". There he studied under the artist Gabriel Ferrier. He also studied at the School of Reichsakad and later in Amsterdam under the artist Jules Alby. Bernard Pothast enjoyed a successful career as a genre painter. His favorite subject was the peasant family. European painters of peasants in the nineteenth century found themselves heirs to the inheritance of idyllic literature, which set up certain stereotypes of rustic life. Pothast's images depicted peasant mothers instructing or caring for their young children, placed in rustic interiors sparingly decorated with the family's humble possessions. Their interiors were typically illuminated by the light of early or midday sunshine. These renderings charmed the newly rich industrial merchant, now living and working in urban surroundings, yet craving for the simplicity of country life. Pothast's sentimental illustrations of peasant life were very popular during his lifetime, and remain so today.
The New Arrival: Oil on Canvas, Dutch School, Signed, 1920s, Framed
By Bernard Pothast
Located in St. Albans, GB
'The New Arrival' A Mother with her Children A first class example of Pothast's work. The faces are beautifully done with fantastic light cascading into the room. The mother is shar...
Oil
"Mother and Daughters”, Dutch Interior scene, Romantic style, oil on canvas
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Naples, Florida
Bernard Pothast (1882-1966) Although born in Belgium in 1882, Bernard Pothast was the...
Canvas, Oil
The New Dress Oil Painting, Framed, 20th Century, 20x24 Inches
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Naples, Florida
The New Dress Canvas size: 20 × 24 "
Oil
Price Upon Request
The Reading Lesson
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Missouri, MO
Bernard Pothast "The Reading Lesson" Oil on Canvas Signed Lower Right 25 x 30 inches 30.5 x 35.5 inches framed Born in Belgium, Bernard Pothast travel...
Canvas, Oil
$3,306
H 30 in W 40 in
Huge Antique Golden Tonal Pastoral River Landscape Figures Sheep Oil Painting
By Continental School
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Golden Tonal Pastoral River Landscape with Figures and Sheep Continental School (possibly Dutch), early to mid 19th century, unsigned. oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 30 x ...
Oil
$1,764Sale Price|40% Off
H 22.84 in W 17.72 in
Baroque Italian - Set of four 18th century panel paintings - Evangelists
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - The Four Evangelists. 25.5 x 19 cm (without frame) - 29 x 22.5 cm (with frame). Group of four oils on panel, in wooden frames (not signed). The se...
Oil, Panel
$9,412
H 22.84 in W 19.69 in D 3.15 in
Aeneas Fleeing the Burning of Troy, 17th Century Flemish Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Firenze, IT
This oil painting on canvas, created by an artist from the 17th Century Flemish School, depicts one of the most significant scenes from Greco-Roman mythology: Aeneas saving his famil...
Canvas, Oil
Feeding the Baby
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas, signed upper left. Provenance: Sothebys Amsterdam, Private collection London, Private collection Palm Beach. His working period was from about 1894 to 1973, successively in Rotterdam, Heeze (Heeze-Leende), Hilversum and Laren. He was educated at the Craft School for decorative painters and received evening lessons at the Rotterdam Academy under the direction of A. van Maasdijk. He was a member of the Vereeniging Sint Lucas...
Oil
$4,800
H 22 in W 26 in D 1 in
Interior J&L Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania American Industrial Scene Painting
Located in Marco Island, FL
An interior scene of industrial America where workers kept the production of steel going in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This detailed and atmospheric painting shows the hard work and ...
Oil, Board
$1,928
H 15.5 in W 21.5 in
Mid-19th-Century Oil Painting On Panel, Figures On Rural Track, Town Beyond
Located in Cheltenham, GB
US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This charming mid-19th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Johannes Philippus Galjaard (1812-1867) depicts several figures on a rural ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,197
H 24.7 in W 23.1 in D 1 in
19th Century Antique Dutch Oil Painting Interior Scene Couple Reading Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
Attributed to Hendrik Hollander (1823-1884). This exquisite example of 19th-century European genre painting portrays a noble couple engaged in reading within a luxurious interior sce...
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
$3,306
H 21 in W 28 in
Mid-17th-Century Dutch School, Mountainous Landscape With Wood, River & Figures
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-17th-century Dutch landscape painting, executed in oil on canvas, depicts travellers moving through a broad river valley beneath dramatic mountainous peaks. Set within an ex...
Oil, Canvas
$32,945Sale Price|20% Off
H 43.12 in W 35.04 in
The Grape Seller by Jacob Ochtervelt (Workshop), Oil on Canvas, Period Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
Jacob Ochtervelt (Workshop) The Grape Seller oil on canvas unframed: 80.7 x 61 cm.; 31 ¾ x 24 in. framed: 109.5 x 89 cm.; 43 1/8 x 35 in. Essay: Th...
Canvas, Oil
$1,475
H 22 in W 18 in D 2 in
Historically Important American Army Soldiers in Paris Cafe WPA Ashcan Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting. Oil on canvas. Measuring 18 by 22 inches.
Canvas, Oil
$1,111
H 36.6 in W 30 in
French Genre Scene in Parisian park 19th Century Oil painting
By Emile Tabary
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed by Émile Tabary. Lively scene in in a parisian park, pictured moment of city life of the late 19th century. In this painting, some irony and humor are very subtly felt. One of...
Oil, Cardboard
$6,500
H 9.5 in W 21.63 in D 1 in
18th c Dutch Triptych Oil Painting with Woman & Dogs, Boats, & Interior Scene
Located in Milford, NH
A finely detailed Dutch School triptych oil on canvas, featuring a woman with dogs, boats, and an interior scene, unsigned, and framed in a custom giltwood frame. The painting probab...
Canvas, Oil
Bernard Pothast - Family Time
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Naples, Florida
Bernard Pothast - Family Time
Oil
A Mother and Her Children
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Wiscasett, ME
This is an original unique oil painting by the artist Bernard Pothast, signed in the lower right corner, featuring a mother and her children sitting around the kitchen table. Measu...
Oil
Sold
H 24.81 in W 29.14 in
Romantic Dutch painting - A mother's happiness - family Children Genre
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Adorable Dutch painting depicting a mother and her children This romantic painting shows a mother adorably gazing at her baby which is sleepin...
Canvas, Oil
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H 27.75 in W 31.75 in D 4 in
"Mother and Children”, Dutch interior family scene, oil on canvas, circa 1930
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Naples, Florida
This is an original unique oil painting by the artist. Bernard Pothast was born on 30th November, 1882 in Hal, Belgium. He studied painting at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam between ...
Canvas, Oil