19th Century Harbor Scene Painting from France-Oil on Canvas

Genre paintings, such as this outdoor scene on a board, depict people engaged in leisurely activities, such as picnicking, hunting, or walking through a park. They were popular durin...

This large (96 3/4 inches high) oil on canvas painting depicts a man and his dog on a hunt in the French countryside. A hunter dressed in red and tan with a mauve overcoat can be seen following behind a white retriever...

This large (110 inches high) oil on canvas painting depicts a successful hunter, with his felled game displayed near his retriever dogs. Our hunter is leaning against a stone pedestal, clad in blue coat and pants with his rifle beneath his right hand. The man is wearing a gold cap with red fabric attached to it and has a sword on his left hip. Three retriever dogs stand to the hunter’s left, while a fourth sits in front of him (the man appears to be motioning to this dog with his left hand). An orange terra cotta vase adorned with spiral fluting sits on top of a molded plinth at the top of the pedestal. Ivy has begun to wrap around the vase, which also is festooned with green drapery. On a ledge at the base of the pedestal is the felled game: a rabbit and three birds. The hunting display is surrounded by numerous trees and shrubbery. Mountains and a lake can be seen in the background, beneath a blue sky with pink and orange clouds and birds flying. Based on the size and vertical orientation, the scene was most likely part of a French boiserie room...

Signed by the artist in the lower left corner (“Lecler”), this oil on canvas painting is entitled In the Sheepfold. A typical day in the life of a farmer dressed in blue with a gold hat, the agriculteur can be seen tending to a hay feeder. Behind the man is a flock of 15 sheep, mostly depicted with tan wool and white faces and ears, with the exception of a small all-white lamb. Some of the livestock is grazing from the feeders, while four of them (including the lamb) are gathered near a large water trough. A pair of chickens can be spotted amongst the herd, including a brown rooster...

Attributed to the renowned French Romantic painter, Eugène Isabey, this seaside painting (dated 1864) effectively uses dark and evocative tones of brown, gray, and beige to depict a ...

Painted by the renowned 19th-century French artist, Charles Edouart (sometimes spelled “Edouard”) Delort, this vibrant oil on canvas painting depicts a large silver fish being presen...

Great French painting from the second half of the 19th century. Work oil on canvas depicting landscape with nice "Romantic scene" with characters, of good painting hand and pleasing ...

A 19th century genre painting by the colorful scene is set in a reading room, where the elegantly dressed nobleman, who recently fought in ...

A vintage Venetian oil on canvas seascape depicts sailboat with a figure on the harbor with seagulls, Artist-signed illegible lower right, unframed, 20th century Measures: 24" H x ...

A 19th century oil painting with original silver frame. Most probably representing the big river Garonne in Toulouse, France. Garonne was famous for its intense traffic of steamboat...

Continental oil on canvas painting snowing Equestrian Scene, 19th century. The painting depicts an equestrian awaiting the arrival of a chariot against a wintery snow landscape. A...

Impressive well painted 19th century Russian oil on canvas of hunt scene or chase featuring troika pulled by 6 horses in full stride. Man armed w...