Otto Von Thoren, Pastoral Landscape With Farmer Crossing A Ford

Otto Von Thoren, Pastoral Landscape With Farmer Crossing A FordThis late 19th century oil painting by Austrian artist Otto von Thoren (1828 1889) depicts three horses pulling a cart across a shallow ford. Von Thoren was a celebrated painter of landscapes and portraits who became an elected member of three leading academies. The sound of weighty hooves landing in water is near audible as a passing breeze saturates the lungs. Verdant pasture, amplified by a recent downpour, shimmers underfoot while cattle graze.

Intrigued by his attention

He was a student of the Jesuits

Rosenstand was born in Copenhagen and studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and later at Leon Bonnat’s school in Paris

relieved to be away from the rigours of high society

Hiller was an accomplished painter of landscapes and maritime subjects

Overall size: 24½” x 17½” / 62cm x 44cmYear of creation: 1877Provenance: Private collection

Amid the solitude of a hushed environment

Some small holes

The portrait was acquired from Austria and it’s interesting to compare his style with that of British gentlemen from the same period

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lot 704 / Private collection

and Shugborough Hall