19th-Century River Landscape With Sunset

19th-Century River Landscape With SunsetAn atmospheric late 19th century river landscape depicting a figure punting under the evenings sun. Its been painted with beautiful impressionistic marks and it probably originated on the continent. We particularly love the dog, which is sitting patiently as its master takes them back home. The painting is signed in the lower right. Perhaps Willenuor or similar. Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 36 x 22 92cm x 56cmYear of creation: c. 1890Provenance:

Overall size: 29½” x 22” / 75cm x 56cm

Frame with a few losses including a missing piece at the bottom

Auguste Braekevelt (1832-1908)

You can almost feel the Mediterranean heat radiating from this beautiful image

This picturesque view provides a window into a simpler time when the air was clean and the trees stood for hundreds of years

The portrait has a strong attribution as it was previously held for many years in a private collection alongside other works by the artist

15½” x 19” / 40cm x 49cm Year of creation c

One minor loss towards the bottom but it seems to all blend in

And note how the tallest tree guides our view diagonally downwards towards the figure

Little is known about Brünnich but it’s possible that he was the son of a well-known Danish zoologist by the same name

An impressionistic still life depicting a bouquet of chrysanthemums by Austrian artist

He leans back - with a stiff upper lip - seemingly unfazed by the predicament they face