It was an electrifying time for budding artists with the traditionalists often at loggerheads with the ever-evolving avant-garde
The original was created in 1618 and currently hangs at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich
Several portraits of Charles II (by Peter Lely’s studio and Jacob Huysmans) are also presented this way
His works are held in public collections including the Guildhall Art Gallery
It’s also reported that on occasion women would hunt for their own feathered friends
Claude Andrew Calthrop (Attributed), Fields In Brittany Blue It was an electrifying timeThis late 19th century impressionistic oil painting by British artist Claude Andrew Calthrop (1844 1893) depicts a golden field in Brittany, France. Calthrop was predominantly known as a masterly painter of genre scenes and this is a rare example of his plein air landscapes. Rolling fields, peppered with dabs and punctuated by trees, extend towards a distant view of the sea. In the foreground, larger marks describe grasses, while beyond, the brushwork