Rue des Fontenelles has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Henry Schouten (also known as Henri Schouten) (Indonesia, ca. 1857 - Brussels , 1927) was a Belgian painter who is best known as an animal and landscape painter. He used several pseudonyms during his career as a painter.
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Schouten was first and foremost a smooth, realistic animal painter: cows, sheep, horses, chicken races and animals on the court. But he also painted farmers and herders in their area, a hunter with dogs, a drinking horse seller or a milk farmer with dog cart. He also painted a number of still lifes with flowers or poultry and fruit or a still life with fish and shrimps.
He exhibited in Brussels from 1882 with the Union des Arts . During his career he used various artist names: Jos Klaus, M. CLaes, Joseph Klaas, E. Meulat Joors, V. Marinus, Mathys and J. Remis. At the auctions his works achieve decent amounts varying from 2,000 to 5,000 € plus.
Rue des Fontenelles has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Shepherd Driving His Sheep - Antique Oil Painting
