Charles Warland, Impressionist Landscape With Dwellings

Charles Warland, Impressionist Landscape With DwellingsAn atmospheric late 19th century landscape painting by Belgian artist, Charles Warland (1856 1921). This piece is a masterclass in composition with the scenery perfectly balanced. Towards the centre, a path winds its way around to our left before disappearing behind some buildings. While on the right, a sizeable bank of earth frames that side of the image. Warland often painted atmospheric landscapes of this type and he was undoubtedly influenced by

The beige areas you can see are paint rather than paint loss and the white area at the bottom is intentional

It’s darkened over time giving it an atmospheric quality and the figures are particularly well painted

bright halo and white robe

in the 17th-century

which perhaps indicates his fondness for the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood

Craquelure throughout but the paint layer is stable under varnish

As you can imagine

a portrait of a gentleman

Craquelure throughout and areas of scuffing around the edges

By doing so

Hemich Vitz (1915-1986)

The painting is housed in what appears to be its original frame