Gustav Meissner, Coastal Landscape With Cattle & River

Gustav Meissner, Coastal Landscape With Cattle & RiverThis beautiful 19th century landscape painting by German artist, Gustav Meissner (1830 1910) depicts an enchanting coastal view shortly after the rain. Its set to the rhythm of a majestic light and captures natures harmony in all its splendour. Meissners masterful composition combines several elements to great effect. Note the diagonal line, which begins with the apex on the left and concludes with the tree on the right. This creates depth while

Perhaps it’s a commentary on the vast overwhelming power of nature and man’s insignificance within it

The work is unsigned but the artist probably studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen

This peaceful 19th-century landscape by English artist Charles Branwhite (1817-1880) evokes the elemental romance of a picturesque river at sunset

1910Provenance: FranceCondition: Very good

and housed within a 19th-century gilded frame that’s probably the original

she married the 7th Viscount Harberton while living in France

Friedrich August Herkendell (1876-1940)

This late 18th-century engraving by John Bell (1763-1820) is a precise study of a skull from two angles

Her smile and contented expression suggest a little laughter

The portrait is housed within a later frame and glazed

male fashion was inspired by the style of a young Prince Albert

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