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.
Contemporary Painting; Study Of Beggars , Oil On Canvas , Gilt Framed
Late 19th C Continental School Oil Interior Figures Ornate Gilt Frame
19th Century European Oil Painting Mother Child Grape Harvester Pastoral Scene
Follower of Evert Pieters Large Dutch Interior Oil Painting Mother Child
John Falconer Slater : The Hay Cart , Oil On Board, Signed
Antole Krasnyansky (Ukrainian, b. 1930-) : Chambered musicals II, serigraph
After David Teniers : The Younger Tavern Scene , Oil On Cooper, Signed
After David Teniers The Younger : Tavern Scene , Oil On Cooper , Signed
After Diego Velazquez : The Water Seller Of Seville , Signed , Oil On Canvas
Edward Loxton Knight RBA, RI (1905-1993) : Farm in the Yorkshire Dales, pastel
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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