Albert Leopold Rheinemann, Extensive Coastal Scene With Cottages

Albert Leopold Rheinemann, Extensive Coastal Scene With CottagesThis peaceful 19th century landscape painting by German artist Albert Leopold Rheinemann (1833 1879) depicts a coastal scene with moored fishing vessels and cottages. It evokes the tranquillity of a day resting by the shore. In the foreground, a woman is standing by a small boat as she chats to a fisherman. Perhaps hes just returned after a morning at sea. Behind them, the smoke from a cottage rises skyward, its orange roof creating an accent in the

But perhaps the most charming element is the turquoise shoe - slightly exposed as she rests it on a footstool

The painting is signed

an English statesman

A gentle head study of a girl by British artist

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 41” x 30” / 105cm x 77cmYear of creation: c

1650Provenance: SwedenCondition: Its dark appearance is primarily due to pigments fading over time

which is simply a series of sweeping marks to give the form some definition

The painting is signed Reinold

from newspaper reports

Brita Von Sydow Södöö (1884-1959)

which began a tradition still followed today by Prince Charles

references The Tempest