Edward Chappel, Still Life With Lobsters & Oysters

Edward Chappel, Still Life With Lobsters & OystersThis late 19th century oil painting by Belgian artist Edward Chappel (aka Edouard Chappel) (1859 1946) depicts a platter of lobsters and oysters. At this early point of his career, Chappel was a traditionalist. Just a few years earlier, and following his training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, he co founded the Als Ik Kan movement. Together with his Academy associates, he sought to stem the tide of modernism by championing the old

In this piece from around 1860

The portrait is signed on the book and housed within a later frame

Swirls of impasto denote grazing cattle - a few choice marks and daubs of white

We particularly love the way that the large trees in the foreground frame the view and guide the eye deeper into the painting

Also note the second tree

This early 20th-century portrait by Belgian artist Charles Kvapil (1884-1957) demonstrates his early talent for figure painting

we see two female figures believed to be the Virgin Mary’s sisters

000 achieved for an oil painting in 2000

1827Condition: Artwork presents well with a few areas of foxing

Often dressed to the nines

Mouncey worked hard from nature with feeling and careful observation

And with this central focal point