Gorm Hansen

Water reflection with blossoms impressionist oil painting by Gorm Hansen

ca 1938

Reflections in the Stream is an original Belgian landscape oil painting by Georges De Sloovere (1873–1970), dating to circa 1910. Signed at the lower left, this antique work depicts ...

An original French Impressionist coastal landscape by Michel Richard Putz (1868-1934), signed and dated 1909. This large oil painting captures sunlit cliffs above a quiet blue bay, w...

"Le Rouge Cloitre sous la neige" oil painting on canvas by Louis Clesse 20Th c. Wonderfull oil on canvas by Louis Clesse , Belgian School (1889 -1961 ). Clesse was a Belgian figurat...

Wintertime Forest Landscape is an original oil painting by Belgian artist Louis Clesse (1889–1961), dating to circa 1920. Signed at the lower right, this early 20th-century woodland ...

Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1940 by French post impressionist painter Raymond Thibesart. The piece depicts a lake on a grey misty day. There is a bare tree in the front of t...

Impressionist Landscape" is an exquisitely peaceful late summer scene along the banks of a quiet river. The dappling yellow and green leaves and the spots of blue sky give the perfect impressionistic feel to the scene. Impressionism was a style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s, characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment, especially in terms of the shifting effect of light and color. Methven captured this impression perfectly. It is as fresh today as when it was painted in 1902 so much so that you can almost hear the rustle of the leaves and see the shifting light. The gold gilt frame is original to the piece. Without the frame the piece measures 20 h x 16 w. It is signed by the artist. Methven was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1930's he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he painted with other area Chicago artists and showed at The Art Institute of Chicago. He spent his summers in Benton Harbor, Michigan, along Lake Michigan. He is known for his landscapes and water scenes. Michigan has numerous rivers, creeks and small lakes and Methven would have had a wealth of scenes to draw upon for his numerous oil paintings. He studied under Henry Fenton Spread who taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and later founded Spread's Art Academy. In 1902, this academy became the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Spread was named the first president of the Chicago Society of Artists in 1889. Known primarily as a portraitist, Spread also painted landscape and genre scenes. Although a skilled artist, he did not exhibit widely; his primary legacy being fostering a love of art in Chicago. Fellow artist (and former student of Spread), Ralph Clarkson, the noted Chicago society portrait painter, stated that Spread' s "fine and advice formed the careers of the men who were not only to achieve prominence as artists, but to occupy leading places as art teachers". Harry Wallace Methven...

Erland Olsen (1878–1952) Sweden Lakeside Reflections, Värmland oil on board unframed 33 x 48.5 cm (13.00 x 19.09 inches) framed 49.5 x 64.5 cm (19.49 x 25.39 inches) unsigned Prov...

Riverside Reflections Signed by Fanch Lel ( French School) Framed: 9.75 x 12.5 inches board: 6.5 x 9.25 inches Oil painting on cardboard, framed Condition: The painting is in good co...