Claude Andrew Calthrop (Attributed), Fields In Brittany

Claude Andrew Calthrop (Attributed), Fields In BrittanyThis late 19th century impressionistic oil painting by British artist Claude Andrew Calthrop (1844 1893) depicts a golden field in Brittany, France. Calthrop was predominantly known as a masterly painter of genre scenes and this is a rare example of his plein air landscapes. Rolling fields, peppered with dabs and punctuated by trees, extend towards a distant view of the sea. In the foreground, larger marks describe grasses, while beyond, the brushwork

The Edwardian press described his ‘sterling artistic qualities’ and ‘fidelity to nature’

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

Here’s how it looks today

Monogrammed and dated lower right

Medium: Oil on panelOverall size: 15½” x 14” / 40cm x 35cmYear of creation: c

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Sitting awhile to chat while admiring the vista

The design of the icon itself follows the conventional Byzantine style and the Saint is rendered as per the description in the ‘Painter’s Manual’ by monk Dionysios of Fourna in the 18th century

Popular in mid-17th-century Rome

And by 1887

Van De Sande Bakhuyzen was highly regarded during his lifetime and he was awarded a royal medal in 1871

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