Emma Von Boeckh, River Landscape With Cattle & Drover

Emma Von Boeckh, River Landscape With Cattle & DroverThis late 19th century oil painting by German artist Emma von Boeckh (fl. 1877 1895) depicts a stormy landscape with a river, cattle and drover. Dense clouds partially obscure a late sun, which flickers upon a winding river. Cattle amble through the mud, barely illuminated. Trees merge into silhouettes. This is nature at its most atmospheric, where the elements blend into an immersive symphony of tonal splendour. The artist, Von Boeckh, was quite

could this be an untouched historic suburb of the French capital

A beautiful mid-19th-century British school portrait of a lady wearing a ruby necklace and bracelets

on the upper story

This is rare for Jacob Kornerup and it’s the only scene of its type we’ve discovered by him

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within a swept foliate frame with pierced ornamentation

Staring intently through the mists of time

A few years previous

It was a bloody affair with initial success followed by retreat and numerous casualties

A blue chair is pushed under an old rustic table

His imagination conjuring the sensual vision of a naked woman

He’s predominantly known for his depictions of the First World War

It’s interesting that Rydberg chose to paint Klara at this point in time - just a few years prior to a period of urban renewal which saw the demolition of many small shops and workshops