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
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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
$2,595Sale Price|20% Off
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
$25,218
H 19.69 in Dm 15.75 in
VAN BIESBROECK Jules. Snake charmer. Oil on panel. Signed.
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Paris, FR
Algerian women in an interior. Oil on panel. Signed. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules Van Biesbroeck...
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
$9,170
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
$3,244
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
$3,650
H 18.5 in W 16.5 in D 3 in
Pair of 19th Century "Gambling" Oil Paintings After Adriaen van Ostade
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th Century "Gambling" Oil Paintings After Adriaen van Ostade Each painting shows men gambling in a cellar Original oil on canvas Dimensions 10" wide x 12" high The orna...
Canvas, Oil
$32,096Sale 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
$750
H 15.9 in W 23.7 in D 0.5 in
Early 1900s Flemish Style Oil Painting After David Teniers Tavern Scene Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
Early 20th century oil on canvas by Swedish painter Per Collijn (1878-1961), inspired by David Teniers the Younger's "Tavern Scene with Pipe-smokers" (1610-1690). The scene shows com...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Skating Scene
Located in Sheffield, MA
Dutch School Netherlands, 17th Century Skating Scene Oil on board 15 ⅛ X 19 ¾ in. w/ frame 23 X 26 in. Unsigned Inventory Number: 02056 An excellent example of Dutch school painti...
Oil, Board
$6,500
H 9.5 in W 21.63 in D 1 in
18th c Dutch Oil Painting with Woman & Dogs, Boats, & Interior Scene
Located in Milford, NH
A finely detailed Dutch School oil on canvas, featuring a woman with dogs, boats, and an interior scene, unsigned, and framed in a custom giltwood frame. The painting probably dates ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,668
H 16.34 in W 2.37 in D 13.19 in
Tavern Scene, attributed to Arend Diepraam, 17th century
Located in GOUVIEUX, FR
Attributed to Arend DIEPRAAM (active in the Netherlands, 17th century) Tavern Scene Oil on canvas not signed Arend Diepraam was a Dutch painter of the 17th century, active within th...
Oil
$2,350
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.75 in
Woman in an Interior Scene, Oil on Canvas Mounted on Panel, 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Eugene Van Hove (Dutch, 1869-?), Woman Admiring a Candlestick in an Interior Scene, Oil on Canvas Mounted on Panel, 19th century, signed lower right, unframed. 20" H x 16" W x 0.75"...
Canvas, Oil, Panel
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
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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