19th Century Oil Painting - Cats with Kitten

An oil painting of a lying cat, painted on a wooden panel. In a wooden frame. Signed left under: Dimensions frame: 38 x 29 cm Dimensions painting: 28 x ...

Beautiful antique painting, oil on panel, depicting two King Charles Cavalier Spaniels and a cat. It is a lovely painting, not too big, wit...

An oil painting of two rustic dogs fighting over a piece of food. It is painted on an oak panel. Signed top left. The signature is a bit faded, it's a monogram J.S. by Joseph Stevens. He often signed with a monogram. In a gilded frame frame with gesso moldings. Dimensions frame: 41 x 47 cm Dimensions painting: 17 x 23 cm. Joseph Stevens is the older brother of the very well-known artist Alfred Stevens. In the book 'The Belgian Art Book' by J. de Geest, it is written that Joseph Stevens has given a new dimension to painting animals. Joseph Stevens is an early representative of realism and social art. While Eugene Verboeckhoven has royal dogs pose on a beautifully embroidered cushion, Joseph Stevens already has an eye for the dark side of animal existence: exploitation by man, who in turn is a victim of society. His first successful painting, Brussels in the morning, shows how miserable dogs and poor people suffer the same fate. In the Sandman, Stevens shows a joint effort of man and dog, in which the viewer cannot ignore the social conditions: exhausting labor at dawn in some suburb. The gray sky and monochromy of the suburb add to the sinister atmosphere. Joseph Stevens was one of the first artists to take the urban proletariat as his subject. Stevens enjoys a very high reputation in his Parisian years. His brother Alfred writes: 'I am of this time, but you, Joseph, you are of the race, and thus you are of all times.' French critics agree. Stevens' works are a source of inspiration for the literature of the time. For example, Beaudelaire writes a poem about Stevens' dogs. Joseph Edouard STEVENS. Belgium, 1819-1892 Stevens was a painter, etcher and engraver. Brother of the gifted painter Afred Stevens. Education at the Academy in Brussels (1834-1835). Debuted at the Salon in Brussels in 1842. Continued his career in Paris in 1852. He was primarily the painter of canvases depicting domestic animals (dogs, monkeys, horses), sometimes in curious, even idiosyncratic situations, and far from romanticism. This realism, of which he was one of the pioneers, earned him the interest of critics and intellectuals. His approach was defined by this contemporary realism that eschewed idealized depictions of animals as heroic emblems of nobility. Rather, Stevens emphasized the ordinary animals of everyday life, with a particular focus on working dogs, stray dogs and all of the mutts that wandered the streets of Brussels. Museums and public collections, including' Royal Museum of Fine Arts Brussels, Ghent, Hamburg, Paris, Musée du Louvre, Rouen, Musee des Beaux-Arts. Stuttgart, State Gallery. King Leopold...

A beautiful antique painting with a scene of two dogs. Oil on wood panel. The painting is framed in a classic gold-coloured wooden frame. The painting is unsigned, maker unknown. Est...

A beautiful pair of late 19th-early 20th century kitten paintings. By F. Krantz (German). Oil on canvas, with curious kittens. One painting with four kittens and a mouse trap...

This beautiful oil painting depicts a scene of kittens, painted by Giuseppe Costa in the 19th century. The painting is an original piece and has been signed by the artist himself. I...

19th Century Playful Kittens, Oil on Board Painting, Framed A large and impressive oil painting signed and dates of a group of kittens some playing while waiting their turn to eat. An early beautiful oil on board painting of kittens...

A small French oil on panel kitten painting from the early 20th century, signed by Jules Le Roy. This charming small French oil on panel kitten painting f...