Joseph Thors, Rural Landscape with Riverbank - Antique Painting

19th century

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Description

A beautiful 19th-century landscape painting depicting a Summer’s day in the countryside by Dutch artist, Joseph Thors (c. 1835-1920). In the foreground, we see the riverbank gently climbing towards a central point, while a tree leans with roots exposed to the water. A solitary figure, perhaps a shepherd, stands alongside a fence - before a flock of sheep that graze in a field behind him.

Thors spent most of his life working in England but also travelled back to his native Holland from time to time. He’s recorded as having lived in London and Birmingham. He exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, the British Institution, and the Society of British Artists. 14 of his works are held within public collections.

The painting is signed and held within a 19th-century gilt frame with foliate decoration.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 19½” x 23½” / 49cm x 60cm

Year of creation: c. 1870

Provenance: England

Condition: Light craquelure. Canvas relined. Overall very presentable. Frame with some light age-related wear.

Artist’s auction highlight: £13,000 achieved for a landscape painting at Sotheby’s in 1993.

Physical Dimensions

Height

60cm (23.62")

Width

49cm (19.29")

Depth

5cm (1.97")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA860504

Description

A beautiful 19th-century landscape painting depicting a Summer’s day in the countryside by Dutch artist, Joseph Thors (c. 1835-1920).

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In the foreground, we see the riverbank gently climbing towards a central point, while a tree leans with roots exposed to the water.

Brave Fine Art

A solitary figure, perhaps a shepherd, stands alongside a fence - before a flock of sheep that graze in a field behind him.

fig 1. Joseph Thors, Rural Landscape With Riverbank - Antique Painting — fig 1. Joseph Thors, Rural Landscape with Riverbank - Antique Painting

Thors spent most of his life working in England but also travelled back to his native Holland from time to time. He’s recorded as having lived in London and Birmingham. He exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, the British Institution, and the Society of British Artists. 14 of his works are held within public collections.