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Hans Best, Tranquil River Landscape - Very Large Antique Oil Painting

1900 - 1920
Sold 8 August 2024 · Brave Fine Art
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This far-reaching early 20th-century landscape painting by German artist Hans Best (1874-1942) depicts a tranquil vista with distant hills. Its large size creates a window on your wall - it brings the outdoors in.

Through the centre of the composition, a river draws the eye and carries our attention out towards the middle ground. Gentle ripples reflect sunlight muted by clouds while the riverbank creates a shadow at the bend.

Best isn’t seeking to romanticise this verdant countryside, he’s simply capturing it in all its true beauty. By doing so, it creates a calm splendour.

Signed, inscribed on the reverse and framed.

Due to its size, it’s only available for UK delivery.

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Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 59” x 43” / 150cm x 110cm

Year of creation: c. 1910

Condition: Artwork presents well. Frame with some light wear.

Artist’s auction highlight: £3,240 achieved for an oil painting in 1993.

Date of Manufacture

Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 1910s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
110cm (43.31")
Width
150cm (59.06")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Reference Numbers
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SA957487
Description
This far-reaching early 20th-century landscape painting by German artist Hans Best (1874-1942) depicts a tranquil vista with distant hills. Its large size creates a window on your wall - it brings the outdoors in.
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Through the centre of the composition, a river draws the eye and carries our attention out towards the middle ground.
Brave Fine Art

Gentle ripples reflect sunlight muted by clouds while the riverbank creates a shadow at the bend.

fig 1. A large horizontal oil painting depicting a tranquil river landscape under a cloudy sky, enclosed in an ornate gold frame.
fig 1. Hans Best, Tranquil River Landscape - Very Large Antique Oil Painting

Best isn’t seeking to romanticise this verdant countryside, he’s simply capturing it in all its true beauty. By doing so, it creates a calm splendour.

Signed, inscribed on the reverse and framed.

Due to its size, it’s only available for UK delivery.

fig 2. A large horizontal oil painting depicting a tranquil river landscape under a cloudy sky, enclosed in an ornate gold frame.
fig 2. Hans Best, Tranquil River Landscape - Very Large Antique Oil Painting

Learn more about Hans Best in our directory.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 59” x 43” / 150cm x 110cm

Year of creation: c. 1910

Condition: Artwork presents well. Frame with some light wear.

Artist’s auction highlight: £3,240 achieved for an oil painting in 1993.

Date of Manufacture

Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 1910s.

Height
110cm (43.31")
Width
150cm (59.06")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA957487
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A large horizontal oil painting depicting a tranquil river landscape under a cloudy sky, enclosed in an ornate gold frame.
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  • ObjectFine Art
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleRealism
  • MaterialCanvas, Oil Paint, Gilt Wood
  • ColourMuted Green and Gold
  • MotifsRiver scene, Cloud study, Ornate gilt frame
  • SizeH 110 cm (43 in) x W 150 cm (59 in) x D 8 cm (3 in)

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Nineteenth-century landscape painting often focuses on naturalism, atmospheric lighting, and pastoral scenes, capturing the interplay of light and weather on rural topographies.

These works typically utilise hand-woven canvas stretched over wooden stretcher frames, painted with oil pigments bound in linseed oil, and housed in hand-carved, gilded wooden frames.

Authentic oil paintings display visible brushwork, texture in the pigment layers, canvas weave on the reverse, and appropriate ageing such as craquelure in the varnish.

Hang the piece as a focal point on a neutral wall to contrast traditional aesthetics with modern minimalism, allowing the rich tones of the canvas and frame to anchor the room.

Keep paintings away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity levels, and clean the canvas surface only with a soft, dry brush, avoiding water or chemical solvents.
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