Otto Leyde, Digging For Shellfish

Otto Leyde, Digging For ShellfishThis relaxed coastal scene by British Prussian artist, Otto Leyde (1835 1897), depicts a satisfied young man dressed in ragged clothes. Hes carrying a shovel over his shoulder following a long day digging for shellfish. Leydes portrayals often highlight the lives of local workers within Scottish fishing communities. Fishermen haul nets onto steep shingle beaches, young ladies carry baskets laden with herring, and families rest within rustic interiors.

Hammershoi was married to Ilsted’s sister so the pair undoubtedly spent many afternoons discussing their ideas

he elevated the ordinary with his own sense of poetry

A late-19th-century French school portrait of a gentleman wearing a dark coat

portraits of this nature are copies of renaissance or baroque originals but we’re unable to find another version

he returned to miniature painting and gained several commissions from Queen Victoria

Italian landscapes from the same period often looked back to the days of antiquity whereas the Dutch preferred grounded depictions of an environment they recognised

A wonderful early 20th-century oil on canvas depicting a gentleman wearing a green jacket and waistcoat with a turban and blue neckerchief

This painting will suit someone that enjoys the timeworn appeal of barn finds

Condition: Artwork in good condition with some light scuffing around the edges

engraved by Robert Thew (1758-1802) after John Hoppner RA (1758-1810)

She's sat within a beautiful garden adorned with roses

Jacques Madyol (1874-1950)