Theodor Kotsch, Evening Landscape With Shepherd

Theodor Kotsch, Evening Landscape With ShepherdThis mid 19th century oil painting by German artist Theodor Kotsch (1818 1884) depicts a far reaching landscape with shepherd. As the falling sun drifts beyond the horizon, its eminent glow illuminates the sky with Claudian tints. While a shepherd, in the midst of his flock, rests under the boughs of a silhouetted copse. Kotsch was a master of Romanticism, elevating a view with an otherworldly sense of poignant drama. A reclusive masculine character,

380 achieved for ‘Bramsnaes’ (88 x 113cm) in 2008

several sailboats are moored overnight

Artist’s auction highlight

Areas of uneven varnish

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Katarina Fontaine (1897-1970)

lemons and tablecloth

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 29½” x 21½” / 75cm x 55cmYear of creation: c

the pair had nine children - six girls and three boys

An exquisite 18th-century drawing depicting the Madonna and Child with Saint Augustine and Saint Barbara

1930Provenance: BelgiumCondition: Very presentable