Fine Antique Barn Painting of Sheep and Chickens by Eugene Verboeckhoven

CHARLES EMILE JACQUE French, 1813-1894) Sheep and Chickens in a Stable Oil on panel signed lower left "Ch. Jacque" 9 3/8" H x 12 15/16" W [panel] 16 3/8" H x 19 7/8" W x 2 3/8" D [frame] Essay: A finely composed cheerful pastoral scene by Charles-Émile Jacque, this oil on panel features two sheep standing in a modest barn interior accompanied by several chickens pecking at the straw-covered ground. One sheep gazes calmly at the viewer while the other lowers its head to get a drink of water from the stone trough. Set against a darkened background with hints of a feeding bin...

LAURENT DE BEUL Belgium, 1821-1872 Shepherd Boy, Dog and Flock in Landscape (1864) Oil on panel signed with a certifying statement in the artist's hand verso "Je soussigné, déclar...

SAMUEL HENRY GORDON ALKEN British, 1810-1894 "At Covert" & "The End of the Run" Oil on canvas "The End of the Run" signed lower left "H. Alken" 16 7/8" H x 23" W x 1 7/8" D [fram...

PAUL EMILE LÉON PERBOYRE French, 1851-1929 Cuirassiers Sharing Wine with Rural Countryman Oil on canvas signed lower left "Perboyre" Item # 309ULM18A A rich historical painting that captures the heart and reality of the Franco-Prussian conflict, the scene depicts a troop of Cuirassiers stopping for the afternoon in a non-descript field in the French countryside. Presumably the owner of the field, an older man has come out in the heat of the afternoon to greet the soldiers with a basket of wine bottles, offering a glass to the officers while chatting casually with them. Perhaps he is a local guide offering a sense of what the soldiers might expect in the rural countryside, but more likely it is simply a moment of reprieve in the idyllic countryside and a distinct juxtaposition to the intensity and drama of Perboyre's battle scenes. The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) was the last use of "cuirassiers" in the French army with uniforms characterized by the distinct helmets known as a "casque à crinière" featuring a plume of horsehair. The cuirassiers wore a breastplate (cuirass) and the red trousers were a standard part of the French military uniform...

A large English oil painting depicting three sheep in a barn with chickens from the late 19th century, signed W. Topham and set in a giltwoo...

A beautiful antique watercolor painting, depicting sheep and chickens in a sheepfold. Beautifully painted, with good use of colors and fine details. The work is signed lower right ...

This is an atmospheric antique oil on canvas landscape painting with motive on an old barn by a small dirt road surrounded by fields. A building in the background with a windmill is ...

This continental large size turn of the century (19th-20th) oil painting on canvas is set in an antique giltwood frame. The scene is placed in w...