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Playing the Flute - Antique Oil Painting
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Playing the Flute - Antique Oil Painting

19th century
Description

19th century French oil on canvas showing a couple under tree with a flute. The painting is mounted in a gilt wooden frame.

Dimensions - 51 x 54 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
54cm (21.26")
Width
52cm (20.47")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

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

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SA1158894
Description
19th century French oil on canvas showing a couple under tree with a flute. The painting is mounted in a gilt wooden frame.

Dimensions - 51 x 54 cm

Height
54cm (21.26")
Width
52cm (20.47")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

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

Reference Numbers
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SA1158894
Rue des Fontenelles
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2015

Specialists in french antiiques, decorative objects and french and european paintings.

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An antique oil painting depicting a man in a red tunic teaching a seated woman in a green and red dress to play a pipe in a shadowed woodland setting.
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Archive I An antique oil painting depicting a man in a red tunic teaching a seated woman in a green and red dress to play a pipe in a shadowed woodland setting.

Playing the Flute - Antique Oil Painting

Archive II An antique oil painting depicting a man in a red tunic teaching a seated woman in a green and red dress to play a pipe in a shadowed woodland setting. View II
Archive III An antique oil painting depicting a man in a red tunic teaching a seated woman in a green and red dress to play a pipe in a shadowed woodland setting. View III
Archive IV An antique oil painting depicting a man in a red tunic teaching a seated woman in a green and red dress to play a pipe in a shadowed woodland setting. View IV
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Rue des Fontenelles
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An antique oil painting depicting a man in a red tunic teaching a seated woman in a green and red dress to play a pipe in a shadowed woodland setting.
Playing the Flute - Antique Oil Painting
Ref: SA1158894
An antique oil painting depicting a man in a red tunic teaching a seated woman in a green and red dress to play a pipe in a shadowed woodland setting.
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  • ObjectOil Paintings
  • Period19th century
  • StylePastoral Romanticism
  • MaterialOil Paint, Canvas
  • ColourDeep Red and Dark Green
  • MotifsWoodland backdrop, Figures playing pipe, Rustic garments, Classical sandals
  • SizeH 54 cm (21 in) x W 52 cm (20 in) x D 3 cm (1 in)

This nineteenth-century French oil painting on canvas comes in the pastoral romanticism style, depicting a man in a red tunic and classical sandals teaching a seated woman in a green and red dress to play a pipe within a shadowed woodland backdrop. The composition utilises a rich palette of deep red and dark green tones, capturing figures in rustic garments beneath a tree. The painting is mounted in a gilt wooden frame and measures 54 cm high, 52 cm wide, 3 cm deep. Suitable for display in an English country house setting, this artwork works well when placed above the mantel in a living room, study or traditional hallway. The piece hangs securely on a wall using standard wall fixings appropriate for framed canvases.

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Pastoral oil paintings typically depict rural scenes, featuring shepherds, musicians, or courtly figures in shaded or wooded settings, influenced by classical mythology and Romantic idealism.

Artists commonly utilised oil pigments ground with linseed oil, applied onto stretched linen canvas, hemp, or solid wooden panels, often finished with a protective natural resin varnish.

Authentic period paintings display natural signs of age, such as fine craquelure across varnish and paint layers, oxidation of the canvas backing, and hand-carved stretcher bars.

An antique oil painting functions as a focal point above a mantelpiece or console table, providing visual contrast against plain walls or layering naturally into a traditional library scheme.

Preserve oil paintings by hanging them away from direct sunlight, high humidity, and heat sources, dusting the surface gently with a soft dry brush rather than chemical liquid cleaners.
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