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Cattle by a Stream - Antique Oil Painting
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Cattle by a Stream - Antique Oil Painting

19th century
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Framed oil on canvas by the renown animal painter Louis Robbe (1806 - 1887). The painting is mounted in a stunning gilt frame with slip and has the artists plaque on the rear. There is also a wax seal on the rear.

Louis Robbe was a Belgian artist who was born in Kortrijk in 1806 and died in Brussels in 1887. He was an animal painter and etcher. He was the brother of Henri Robbe and educated at the Academy in Kortrijk and student of J.B. De Jonghe (1920s). Also a student of Verboeckhoven. He obtained his doctorate in law at Ghent University in 1830 and took over his father's cabinet in 1935. He started around 1833-1835 with painting and settled settled in Brussels in 1840.

Robbe preferred scenes with cattle, sheep and goats which were realistic in design. Later he also focused on the landscape. He exerted a great influence on the younger generation of animal painters. An exert from the press: 'The landscape was for L.R. not a 'decor', but a space in which his figures moved. He preferred cows, which he depicted anatomically correct and unadorned. The characters depicted, usually cowkeepers, shepherds and shepherdesses, on the other hand, play a subordinate role in the landscape.'

He has work in the Museums in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, Kortrijk, Liège, Tournai. Mentioned in the Lexicon of West Flemish visual artists IV, BAS I and Two centuries of signatures of Belgian artists. (Piron)

Robbe was awarded in Paris at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 the Bronze medal in 1837, First outdoor animal painter of the Belgian school (Preceding the Barbizon school) Museums: Paris - Brussels - Moscow (Rounianzeff).

Dimensions - 71 x 58 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
58cm (22.83")
Width
71cm (27.95")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Antique Cattle Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

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SA1156466
Description
Framed oil on canvas by the renown animal painter Louis Robbe (1806 - 1887). The painting is mounted in a stunning gilt frame with slip and has the artists plaque on the rear. There is also a wax seal on the rear.

Louis Robbe was a Belgian artist who was born in Kortrijk in 1806 and died in Brussels in 1887. He was an animal painter and etcher. He was the brother of Henri Robbe and educated at the Academy in Kortrijk and student of J.B. De Jonghe (1920s). Also a student of Verboeckhoven.

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He obtained his doctorate in law at Ghent University in 1830 and took over his father's cabinet in 1935.
Rue des Fontenelles

He started around 1833-1835 with painting and settled settled in Brussels in 1840.

fig 1. An antique oil painting depicting cattle grazing beside a stream with farm buildings and a figure under a pale sky.
fig 1. Cattle by a Stream - Antique Oil Painting

Robbe preferred scenes with cattle, sheep and goats which were realistic in design. Later he also focused on the landscape. He exerted a great influence on the younger generation of animal painters. An exert from the press: 'The landscape was for L.R. not a 'decor', but a space in which his figures moved. He preferred cows, which he depicted anatomically correct and unadorned. The characters depicted, usually cowkeepers, shepherds and shepherdesses, on the other hand, play a subordinate role in the landscape.'

fig 2. An antique oil painting depicting cattle grazing beside a stream with farm buildings and a figure under a pale sky.
fig 2. Cattle by a Stream - Antique Oil Painting

He has work in the Museums in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, Kortrijk, Liège, Tournai. Mentioned in the Lexicon of West Flemish visual artists IV, BAS I and Two centuries of signatures of Belgian artists. (Piron)

fig 3. An antique oil painting depicting cattle grazing beside a stream with farm buildings and a figure under a pale sky.
fig 3. Cattle by a Stream - Antique Oil Painting

Robbe was awarded in Paris at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 the Bronze medal in 1837, First outdoor animal painter of the Belgian school (Preceding the Barbizon school) Museums: Paris - Brussels - Moscow (Rounianzeff).

Dimensions - 71 x 58 cm

Height
58cm (22.83")
Width
71cm (27.95")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Antique Cattle Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

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Pastoral landscape painting focuses on idealized or realistic depictions of rural life, agricultural land, and livestock. Popularized during the 19th century by movements like the Barbizon School and Dutch Realism, these works responded to rapid industrialisation by capturing agrarian scenes.

Artists during this period typically applied hand-ground or early tube oil pigments onto stretched linen or cotton canvas, backed by timber stretcher frames. Final surfaces were sealed with natural varnish coats such as dammar to preserve color depth.

Authentic oil paintings of this era display natural craquelure across the paint layer, aged timber stretchers with iron tack fastenings, and surface oxidisation on the reverse of the canvas weave.

A pastoral oil canvas pairs well with neutral wall colour palettes, layered alongside timber furniture or modern minimalist trim to create subtle visual contrast in contemporary living spaces.

Keep the canvas out of direct sunlight, extreme humidity, and heat sources. Dust gently with a soft dry brush and consult a professional conservator for surface cleaning or varnish removal.
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