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A Hoeck, Portrait of an Italian Shepherd - Antique Oil Painting

19th century
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This late 19th-century oil painting by A Hoeck depicts a weather-beaten Italian shepherd sporting the various layers of his rugged daily garb. It’s an intense portrayal.

Numerous artists of this period were a little obsessed with those that worked the land in rural Italy. Travelling to study the epic ruins within the Roman Campagna, artists occasionally turned their attention to leathery shepherds. These earring-wearing, fur-covered wanderers captured the imagination and brought a gritty realism to the typical pastoral idyll. They controlled the landscape, living off their wits - like true romantic anti-heroes.

Little is known about the artist, A Hoeck, but they were probably German.

Signed/dated lower left and held within a gilded 19th-century frame.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 25” x 28½” / 64cm x 72cm

Year of creation: 1883

Condition: Artwork presents well. Canvas relined. Craquelure but the paint is stable. Frame with some light wear.

Physical Dimensions
Height
72cm (28.35")
Width
64cm (25.20")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
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Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1880s.

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This late 19th-century oil painting by A Hoeck depicts a weather-beaten Italian shepherd sporting the various layers of his rugged daily garb. It’s an intense portrayal.
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Numerous artists of this period were a little obsessed with those that worked the land in rural Italy.
Brave Fine Art

Travelling to study the epic ruins within the Roman Campagna, artists occasionally turned their attention to leathery shepherds. These earring-wearing, fur-covered wanderers captured the imagination and brought a gritty realism to the typical pastoral idyll. They controlled the landscape, living off their wits - like true romantic anti-heroes.

fig 1. A Hoeck, Portrait Of An Italian Shepherd - Antique Oil Painting
fig 1. A Hoeck, Portrait of an Italian Shepherd - Antique Oil Painting

Little is known about the artist, A Hoeck, but they were probably German.

Signed/dated lower left and held within a gilded 19th-century frame.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 25” x 28½” / 64cm x 72cm

Year of creation: 1883

Condition: Artwork presents well. Canvas relined. Craquelure but the paint is stable. Frame with some light wear.

Height
72cm (28.35")
Width
64cm (25.20")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Date of Manufacture

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA956451
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  • Period19th century
  • SizeH 72 cm (28 in) x W 64 cm (25 in) x D 6 cm (2 in)
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