Henri Van Wyk, The Amateur Painters

Henri Van Wyk, The Amateur PaintersThis charming mid 19th century oil painting by Dutch artist Henri van Wyk (1833 1889) depicts an imagined gathering of amateur painters absorbed in the pleasures of art and observation. It's after a work by the celebrated French painter Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (1815 1891). Within a dimly lit studio interior, three figures gather around an easel. A young painter leans forward with intense concentration, brush poised delicately against the canvas,

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 21” x 28” / 54cm x 71cmYear of creation: c

but as a sacred city translated into the visual language of late 17th-century Germany

No wonder he’s smiling - his expression carries the warmth of someone who has settled into good company after a day’s labour

equally perturbed by the unfolding drama

A beautiful impressionistic oil on wood depicting a French river landscape with castle ruins

The location of this view is unknown but

Hugh Cameron RSA RSW (1835-1918) criticised Wingate’s style

he’d already won medals

their expressions solemn and steadfast

It’s a refined work with an emphasis on form and reflection

She had one child

There’s delicate quality to his handling