Charles Joseph Watelet, Lady With A Rose

Charles Joseph Watelet, Lady With A RoseA wonderful early 20th century half length portrait of a lady by Belgian painter, Charles Joseph Watelet (1867 1954). Shes holding a rose close to her face as she captures its scent for the very first time. Her skin tones are beautifully rendered with Watelets characteristically soft touch and the light is reminiscent of the impressionists. Watelet had a talent for portraiture and was prolific from the 1900s through to the 1930s. He seemed to favour

who are probably the farmer and his wife

Size including frame 11½” x 13⅔” / 29cm x 35cm

a Cambridge-educated barrister from Somerset

How do you read her expression

A charming old piece

A charming 19th-century oil on canvas depicting a gentleman fishing before a crop of cottages

the two cows are little more than six or seven brush marks

was primarily known for painting religious subjects and many of his works remain in churches within Austria and Germany

A fine pair of mid-19th-century portraits by German painter

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An impressionistic oil on canvas depicting a view across a pond

An easy-going landscape painting depicting a view across the peaceful island of Gavnø in South Zealand