Genre Scenes
Genre paintings tell stories — scenes of everyday life, cottage interiors, markets, children at play and figures at work and rest. Painted by British and European artists across the 18th to 20th centuries, they are among the most characterful and collectable works in the antique market.
Early 19TH Cen-ry : Figures At A Cottage Door , Inscribed Verso F Wheatley
H van Langen Oil Painting Woman in Scullery Signed Antique Dutch Framed
Continental school, 19th century : Tavern Scene, oil on board
Tibetan School : Tingsha Bell Ceremony, watercolour
Mark Langlois (1848-1924) : Rustic Figures And Their Cat, Oil On Canvas , Signed
ALFRED LYNDON GRACE (1867–1949) – Antique Oil Painting of a Cavalier Framed
Paul Seignac French Oil on Panel Arranging the Flowers Interior Signed Framed
19th Century Oil Painting on Copper After Murillo - The Little Fruit Seller
Louis Wain (British, 1860-1939) : ‘A day’s Fishing’, signed pen and ink painting
After Gerrit Dou : Viola Player In An Interior , Oil On Board , Framed
Manner Of Jean-Baptiste Francois Pater : Flute Playing , Oil On Canvas
Circle of Eduard von Grützner Three Monks at Table Oil on Panel Antique
Where portraits record a person and landscapes a place, genre painting captures a moment. The best examples combine fine handling with warmth and narrative, and many are catalogued by school and period. Each is described with its medium, dimensions and condition.
What you’ll find here
- Everyday life, interiors, markets and figure scenes
- British and European, 18th–20th century
- Narrative works with strong character and fine handling
- Named artists and works catalogued by period
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