Modern Painting Signed S. Petruolo Oil on Canvas XIX-XX Century - Woodland Landscape

Oil on canvas. Northern European School. Signed Burger and dated 1930 on the lower right. A pleasant genre scene set in the kitchen of a council house, near the large fireplace. A girl sitting with a plate of fruit on her lap listens amusedly and with a feigned indignation to the words of the young man sitting next to her. The painting is presented in a period frame.

Oil on canvas. Northern European school of the first half of the 20th century. Signed lower right H. Williams. The landscape offers a glimpse of two chalets in the midst of vegetation rich in trees and foliage, with figures on the path; in the background rise sharp, snow-capped peaks. The painting is presented in a period frame.

Oil on canvas. Signed H.Cooper lower left and dated 1909. On the back an inscription indicates the location of Bishops'; Stortford, in the English county of Hertfordshire. It actually depicts a glimpse of the English countryside, with a rural house on the bank of the river, on which stands a fisherman. The painting is presented in a period frame.

Oil on canvas. The large painting features a golden frame with scrolled friezes in the center of a red background, in which a praying Virgin is painted, looking at the productions of the late 17th-early 18th century; the frame is supported on the sides by two golden cherubs, who rest their feet and hands on decorations that are also golden with scrolls, on which are inserted multi-colored leaves and flowers. The painting is pre-realized on two canvases sewn horizontally. The panel is surrounded by trimmings.

Oil on canvas. Central European school of the early 1900s. Unidentified signature on the lower right. The scene is set in a countryside of green hills but with low vegetation, of Nordic style, and depicts a flock of different sheep and cattle resting, while the shepherd hangs his saddlebag on the tree. The painting is presented in a period frame.

Oil on canvas. German school of the mid-20th century. At the bottom right is the signature W. Purschke and the location Munchen. The scene is set inside the study of a high prelate: sitting at his desk he listens to two men who show him a route on a map; at the top left is placed on a shelf a model of a ship: perhaps the bishop is also the owner of the ship, who discusses the next trip with its owner. From the window, closed by a worked grille, you can glimpse the village, with houses with a characteristic Nordic appearance. The painting is presented in a period frame.

Oil painting on canvas. Unidentified signature lower left. Pleasant genre scene depicting a snack between acquaintances in the garden, where a table for tea has been elegantly set under shady trees. The social occasion is characterized by a certain formality of people's ways, perhaps acquaintances rather than friends! The painting has a small patch visible on the back. It is presented in a stylish frame.

Oil painting on canvas. Central European school. Signed H. Church lower left. Developed vertically, the landscape offers a green countryside, with trees and undergrowth; in the center a path that leads to some farmhouses. The painting is presented in a period frame.

Mixed media on cardboard. Portrait of a young woman who appears to be in mourning, both due to her completely black clothing and her sad and understood look. Painted in the style of the early 1900s, a period to which the woman's dress also refers. At the bottom right there is an undeciphered signature. It is presented in a stylish frame.

Oil on cardboard. Suggestive mountain view that frames a rocky and barren peak, surmounted by a few pines towering in the centre; on the rocky spur a very small human figure is outlined, contemplating the landscape; in the background the snow-capped peaks, which fade into the sky. The painting is presented in a contemporary frame.

Oil painting on canvas. The scene is set inside a popular farmhouse: in front of the large fireplace, where a large pot is boiling above the fire, a woman sits with a child in her arms, while two other women wait on the threshold looking out, with the plate in their hands, and another child eats his soup sitting on no stool. The scene is dominated by earthy colours, with a single glimpse of light entering from the threshold, framing a blue-white sky. The painting is presented in a contemporary gilded frame.

Oil on cardboard. Unidentified signature lower right. Landscape glimpse of a peasant countryside, with farmers approaching the wheat field, full of golden ears, while to the left of the path there is a shady spot, which leads to a fence. The painting is presented in a contemporary gilded frame, with small defects.