I. L. Jensen, School of, 19th Century Still Life with Red and Yellow Roses

A charming depiction of figures from youth to old age, ascending and descending the steps of the ladder of life, the centre shows baptism and ...

Still Life by Bernard Labbe (French Mid-20th Century) original watercolor, ink and gouache on paper size: image 7.75 x 11.75 inches size: sheet 10 x 14 inches unsigned, stamped verso condition: very good, right side of sheet (white margin) cut slightly unevenly, ready to be enjoyed provenance: the artists atelier/ studio, France (stamped verso) A still life tableaux of objects, perhaps some surrealism in Labbe's work on this one. A bird perches above a face which is depicted as half skeletonised, a decorative mirror hangs...

Summerly Mountain Landscape with Water Fall and Mountain Hut, 19th century An antique oil painting depicting a mountain landscape with waterfall in front of a mountain shelter. Painted on canvas with pastell colors. Framed with antique decorative gilded frame. On the left base signed by the artist "Kuchl". Painted in the area of Tyrol or South Germany, late 19th century. A high quality antique oil painting which will highlight your alpine cabin wall decoration. The Biedermeier period runs parallel to the Romantic period and both are characterized by similar features. Domesticity, closeness to nature, folksiness and need for harmony are buzzwords of this time. The focus is on the simple, the conservative and the tried and tested. There is little experimentation and more observation and enjoyment. The art style is kept very realistic and shows great similarity to photography. Domestic idyllic representations, beautiful landscape and impressive portraits are the most popular topics for oil paintings...

Wonderful naive oil painting of a girl. Fabulous muted colors. The austerity of the image is matched by the simplicity of the antique bleached oak frame. I have chosen not to resto...