Pieter Frederick van Os (1808-1892) - 20th Century Oil A Horse Watering

Description

This atmospheric painting depicts a tranquil rural scene, with a figure tending to a draught horse on a dusty path amid towering cliffs. The composition balances the intimate foreground interaction with the expansive, misty landscape beyond, creating a sense of both intimacy and grandeur in the pastoral setting. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with the artist name inscribed to the wash line mount. On paper.

Condition

Some light fading and discolouration caused by age and light exposure.

Size

28 x 23cm (11" x 9.1")
Framed Size: 50 x 44cm (19.7" x 17.3")

Artist Biography

Pieter Frederick Van Os was born in Amsterdam, into a family of artists. His grandparents were the painters Jan van Os and Susanna de la Croix. His father, his aunt and uncle also became painters: Georgius and Maria Margaretha van Os. Van Os studied at the Royal Academy in Amsterdam, before travelling through Belgium and Germany. He settled in Haarlem in 1839. Like his father he specialised in painting animals, especially horses in all of their forms, as a work horse, draft horse or racehorse. In 1846 he became a board member of the Haarlem painting club "Kunst zij ons Doel". He died, aged 83, in Haarlem.