Unidentified Artist XVIII Century

"Idyllic Harbor Landscape with Ruins and Figures"

XVIII Century

Seascape with Harbor and Tower Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (Framed): 97 x 67 cm Dimensions (Canvas): 75 x 47 cm No signatured This exquisite 18th-century seascape captures a liv...

Orasio Giovanni Grevenbroeck (Active 17th-18th Century) – "Fantasy Harbour View" Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (Framed): 154 x 238 cm Dimensions (Flat): 153 x 234 cm Frame: Elegant period-style frame Description: This grand-scale maritime painting by Orasio Giovanni Grevenbroeck, an artist active in Italy and France between the 17th and 18th centuries, presents an idealized harbor scene, skillfully blending architectural fantasy and daily coastal life. The painting is not signed. The composition unfolds with bustling activity at the water’s edge, where merchants, sailors, and laborers engage in trade, unloading barrels, and negotiating transactions. The fortified port city, crowned with cylindrical towers, elegant bridges, and hillside settlements, suggests an imaginary Mediterranean or Adriatic setting, characteristic of Grevenbroeck’s capriccio-style harbor views. His atmospheric perspective and luminous palette capture the soft morning light, casting delicate shadows across the calm waters and rugged shoreline. The detailed rendering of maritime vessels, animated figures, and classical architecture reflects the Baroque and Rococo fascination with seascapes and exoticized urban vistas. A highly decorative and historically significant piece, "Fantasy Harbour View" is an exceptional example of 17th-18th century European maritime painting, ideal for collectors of Old Master seascapes...

Seascape with Ships and Figures Oil on canvas Framed: 58 x 65 cm Canvas: 42 x 30 cm No signatured This elegant 18th-century seascape captures a tranquil yet dynamic maritime scene, ...

18th-Century Italian or French School – Classical Landscape with Figures Artist: Unidentified Medium: Oil on canvas Century: 18th century Dimensions: Framed: 79 x 101 cm Flat: 69 ...

A bustling scene of fishermen, merchants, and visitors in a peaceful and picturesque port village This engaging painting offers a vivid and atmospheric glimpse into daily life in th...

This superb large early 18th century Old Master Italian marine oil painting is attributed to a follower of Dutch artist Abraham Storck. Painted circa 1700, the composition is an Ital...

This captivating seascape presents a masterful coastal harbor scene from the 18th century, attributed to an unknown master of marine art. The composition is built around 2 watchtower...

Fishing at Dawn English artist after an earlier work (see inscription verso) signed oil painting on canvas, framed inscribed verso framed: 23 x 31 inches canvas: 18 x 26inches proven...