Antique Dutch Oil Painting by Frans Brouwers

This antique oil on canvas pastoral cow painting is signed and dated (1889) by the artist, “J. Bergmann ‘89”. Because Bergmann used an vertically oriente...

Measuring 56 H x 67 W, this large Dutch oil on canvas painting from the 1700s depicts a Southern landscape of a glen beneath a rocky cliff. The expansive valley stretches far into the distance, before terminating at a lake in front of a mountain. Numerous flocks of sheep can be seen throughout the basin, including a group high up on the towering cliff with green trees dotting the sand-colored rock. Most of the flocks in the distance are being tended to by shepherds, but interestingly, a group of four men has gathered in the foreground to engage in leisurely activities as their sheep, cows, goat, and dog await nearby. A few chateaus can be seen in the distance, but most of the architecture is in the style of a capriccio, in that they are dilapidated. The top of a stone obelisk is missing and there are some losses to the inscribed pedestal next to it that supports a lidded urn. Large pieces of broken rock are scattered about, with one slab being used as a seat/table for two shepherds playing cards. Several birds fly in the blue sky, with the setting sun giving the clouds hues of gray, orange, and pink. The peaceful scene is surrounded by a brown wood frame with a thin undulating gilt border that edges the canvas. Our large Dutch painting...

During the late 19th century, the French system of government, known as the Third Republic, began to distance itself from the Latin church. As a result, artists at French academies of art began to produce works known as “cardinal paintings”, which were satirical renderings of church dignitaries dressed in vibrant red robes, enjoying their privileged lifestyles. This particular oil on board painting by Emile Meyer...

Presented in oil on canvas, this French painting of chickens in a farmyard dates to the late 1800s. The signed painting depicts 11 chickens of various colors, foraging for food in a ...

A sensational Dutch 17th century Oil on Wood painting in the manner of Frans Francken. The painting depicts the scene of a feast with a young male and female enjoying a feast while musicians are playing music in the background. To the left of the table that are spectators who are turning their heads away from two guards killing a traitor seated at the table. In the background you have architectural buildings and additional figures. At the bottom center is a pet monkey...

A beautifully executed antique Dutch oil painting in a gilt wood frame, depicting a mother and baby, dating from around the 1860-1880 period...

Oil on canvas painting. Western European, presumably 17th to 18th century. In the style of Dirck van Bergen, 1645 to 1700, a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. The artwork depicts a...

A large early original oil painting by Gino Hollander in the Modigliani style. A very unusual and unique style for him. Known as an abstract expressionist. In collections of Jacqueline Kennedy, Norman Rockwell, Steve Mc Queen...