Josef Feid (Austrian 1806-1870)

Wooded Landscape
oil on board, with label on verso from C J Wawra
Provenance: Estate of Thea F.B. Bentley
Size: 14 h x 20 w in (with frame 21 x 26 in)
J21799

Josef Feid first studied architecture at the Fine Art Academy in Vienna before turning to painting. His favourite subject matter was forest landscapes and he was very talented at depicting foliage and forest life. He painted in the large Prater Park and surrounding area in Vienna, as well as the Austrian Alps in the Salzkammergut region near Salzburg. The art critic Ludwig Hevesi nicknamed Feid the “forest man from the Vienna Woods” in 1903.

Arthur Lee Rogers (Canadian active 1871-1894)

Beach Landscape with Three Figures and a Dog
oil on canvas, signed on verso
Size: 13 ½ h x 20 ½ w in (with frame 20 ½ x 27 3/8 in)
J21413 

Jan Frederik Pieter Portielje (Dutch / Belgian 1829-1908)

The Library
oil on canvas, signed lower right "Emanuel A Pedersen"
Size:25 ½ h x 33 ½ w in (with frame 39 ¼ x 25 ¼ in)
J21468   

Mogens Vantore (Danish 1895-1977)

Field of Cabbages
Oil on canvas, signed lower left
Size: 23 ¾ h x 29.6 w in (with frame 33 ½ x 39 ½ in)
J21463  

Mary Riter Hamilton (Canadian 1867-1954)

Canadian Camp 1918/19
oil on panel, inscribed on reverse "No. 5 4-D", "631", "No. 631" and stamped "Lucien Lefebvre Foiret 19, rue Vavin & 2, rue Brea Paris", "Canadian Camp 1918/19"
Size: 6 h x 8 ¾ w in (with frame 10 ½ x 13 in)
J18303 

Knud Larsen (Danish 1865-1922)

Tending Sheep Near Hjortdal Kirke
oil on canvas, signed lower right "Knud Larsen", signed and numbered on stretcher "No. 7 Knud Larsen", possibly exhibited Danish Royal Academy 1903 273 "En Vogterdreng" ("A Guardianboy")
Size: 31 h x 22 w in (29 × 36 ½ x 2 ½ in)
J21294  

Eric Riordon (Canadian 1906-1948)

Towards Evening, St. Adele Country, P. Que
oil on canvas, signed lower right "Eric Riordon", titled on stretcher verso
Size: 20 x 24 in (with frame 26 ¼ x 30 ¼)
J19341

Ole Ring (Danish 1902-1972)

A View of a Landscape with a Windmill
oil on canvas, signed lower right "Ole Ring"
Size: 22 ¾ h x 33 ¾ w in (with frame 30 ½ x 41 ½ in)
J19904

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926)

Harvest Workers in the Field
oil on canvas, signed, inscribed and dated lower right "Viggo Pedersen, Skamstrup 30/7 1885"
Provenance: Collection of GA Hagemann, Denmark
The Danish industrialist Gustav Adolph Hagemann (1842-1916) was chief techinical officer from 1872-97 of the Danish Sugar Factories, then served as chairman of the board until 1916. He founded the G.A. Hagemanns Kollegium (College Dorm) where he served as rector. He owned several sugar plantations on Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies.
Size: 12 ¼ h x 21 ¼ w in (with frame 19 ¾ h x 27 w in)
J20969

Peder M. Monsted (Danish 1859-1941)

A Swiss Lake with Mountains in the Distance
oil on canvas, laid on cardboard, signed and dated lower right "P. Monsted 1889"
Size: 6 h x 10 ½ w in (with frame 12 ¾  h x 17 ¼ w)
J20726 

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926)

Winter Evening Frost at Karlsberg Gable 1908
oil on panel, signed and dated lower left "Viggo Pedersen 1908"
On label on reverse: “Vinteraften ved Gavlen. Frost Karlsberg 1908 Sqnuqmane(?) 25 x 29 3/4 Viggo Pedersen"
Exhibited: Den Frie Kunstudstilling 1908 no. 229.
Size in inches: 26.5 h x 31 w
J20316

Ole Ring (Danish, 1902-1972)

Sailing Ships In Frederikshoms Kanal
oil on canvas, signed lower right "Ole Ring", with Kleis frame (Kleis Georg Vesterbro 58)
Size in inches: 33.5 h x 47.5 w (with frame: 41 h x 55.25 w)
J17384

Christian Zacho (Danish, 1843-1913)

Stream Running Through a Forest Clearing 1879
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right "Chr. Zacho 1879"
Size in inches: 19 h x 29.5 w (with frame: 29.5 h x 40.25 w x 4 d)
J20405

Christian Zacho is best remembered for his traditional depictions of idyllic scenes of Danish forests. This superb example, dated 1879 and in a wonderful period frame, depicts a lush forest glade with a winding path and bubbling stream illuminated in sunlight. In the foreground the forest floor is covered in small cheerful yellow and white spring flowers.

This scene is most likely set in Dyrehaven, a natural park situated just north of Copenhagen with lush forests, small lakes and wide, open landscapes. Renowned for the over 2,000 free range deer that inhabit the park, it is part of the landscape that was once used for hunting by the Danish King. The park was designed for hunting with hounds, with roads linked by star-shaped trail systems making it easier for hunters to keep track of the dogs. In the center is The Eremitagen, the Royal Hunting Castle, designed by architect Laurids de Thurah in 1736 for King Christian VI. The grounds also are home to the 400 year old Dyrehavsbakken, which is the world’s oldest operating amusement park. The park also encloses Bollemosen, a peaceful high moor surrounded by a birch tree forest, which has a wide variety of rare plants and berries. In 2015 the park was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Christian Zacho's mother, Anne Marie Mørch Mønsted, was the sister of Peder Mørch Mønsted, grandfather to the well-known Peder Mørk Mønsted who became one of Denmark’s best regarded landscape artists. It is easy to see how Peder Mønsted was influenced by Zacho.

Peleg Franklin Brownell (Canadian 1857-1946)

Landscape View With Aspens
oil on canvas, signed with monogram and dated "FB 29"
Size in inches: 39.5 h x 29.5 w (with frame: 48" x 38")
J20198

James Macdonald Barnsley (Canadian 1861-1929)

The Quays of the Seine
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "J.M. Barnsley '84"
Size: 23.6” h x 39.4” w
J20249

Ole Ring (Danish 1902-1972)

A View of Roskilde with the Cathedral in the Distance
Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right "Ole Ring 1933"
Size: 21.75 h x 27.5 w in (with frame: 26.75 h x 32.5 w in)
J20224

Thomas Harold Beament (Canadian 1898-1984)

Gathering Sea
Oil on canvas, signed lower left "Harold Beament", titled on reverse
Size: 37.25 h x 40 w in (with frame 46.5 h x 48.25 w in)
J17887

James Macdonald Barnsley (Canadian 1861-1929)

Landscape (Likely Northern France)
oil on panel, signed lower left "J M Barnsley", circa 1885
Size: 8.5” h x 13.25” w (with frame: 17 3/4" h x 22 3/4" w)
J20272

Frederick Arthur Verner (Canadian 1836-1928)

Two Paddlers in a Birchbark Canoe
watercolour, signed lower right "Verner 1879"
Size: 6.25 h x 12 w in (with frame 10 1/4 h x 16 w x 1/2 d in)
ZJ20311

Antoine Bouvard (French 1913-1972)

Venice
oil on canvas, signed lower right "Bouvard"
Size: 18” h x 24” w (with frame 25” x 31" x 2")
ZJ20062

Viggo Pedersen (Danish 1854-1926)
Sunny Winter Day at Carlsberg, Hillerod
Oil on canvas, signed lower left "Viggo Pedersen"
Size: 21.25 h x 33 w in (with frame 30.25 h x 42 w in)
J20294

Born in Copenhagen in 1854, Viggo Pedersen attended the Royal Danish Academy from 1871-1878 and followed the ‘plein air’ trend of Danish landscape painting in the 1880s. During his travels throughout Europe, he was influenced by the Barbizon School and its Romanticist depictions of peasant life in nature. He exhibited widely including with the Danish Royal Academy and the Free Exhibition founded by the Danish Artist’s Association, and is represented in major museums throughout Scandinavia.

Carlsberg House (or Karlsberg House), formerly known as the Fishing Master's House, is located on Københavnsvej at the southeastern entrance to Hillerød, Denmark. The history of the property traces back to 1628 when Christian IV presented three bogs in the vicinity of Hillerød to castle clerk Johan Bøgvad, who intended on turning them into fishing ponds. One of these was located close to where Carlsberg stands today. The property changed hands several times, many of the owners being royal fishing masters and therefore the house became known as the Fishing Master’s House. The two current buildings were constructed in the 1750s and during the coronation of Frederick V at Frederiksborg Castle on September 4, 1848, high ranking guests stayed in private homes across the town, with the Duke of Glücksburg and his entourage staying in the Fishing Master’s House.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the house was let out to a number of artists and an atelier was installed in each end. Viggo Pedersen lived with his family in one of the two dwellings from 1898 to 1911 and enjoyed using the house and courtyard as a subject in many of his paintings. In his youth Pedersen studied under P.C. Skovgaard, belonged to his social circles, and was decisively influenced by close contact with his teacher. P.C. Skovgaard’s son Niels Skovgaard was a tenant at Carlsberg from 1900 to 1916.

In 1949 the building was added to the Danish registry of protected buildings and places and the nearby Carlsbergvej Road is named after the property.

Carl Martin Soya-Jensen (Danish 1860-1912)

Landscape
oil on canvas, signed lower right
Size: 19.5 h x 33.5 w in (with frame 25.25 h x 39.75 w in)
J12374

Alice Blair Thomas (Canadian/American 1857-1945)

Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England

oil on canvas, signed lower right "Alice Blair Thomas", titled and signed on label on verso "Burnham Beeches Buckinghamshire England, by Alice Blair Thomas NO.5"

Burnham Beeches is a 375 hectare site of Special Scientific Interest and a National Nature reserve. It was once Le Parc Burn, a royal deer-hunting park belonging to Richard, The Earl of Cornwall, in the 13th century. Since the 19th century, the southern half has been owned by the Corporation of London and open to the public. It is possibly best know today as a popular film site having been used for Harry Potter, Robin Hood, The Princess Bride, Goldfinger, and many other movies. Historically, it was a popular site for artists in the late 19th century.

Size: 30 h x 50 w in (with frame: 36 h x 56 w in)

J20139

John A. Hammond, Rca, Osa (Canadian 1843-1939)

Market Slip, St. John, New Brunswick, 1887
oil on canvas, signed and dated "J. Hammond 87" and on verso titled on the gallery labels
Provenance:
Setadel Fine Arts, Toronto
Kaspar Gallery, Toronto
Estate of William J. Young, Ontario (noted art collector and the former Chief Financial Officer of Imperial Oil)
By descent to Private Estate, Halifax
Size: 30 x 24 in (with frame 32 x 26 in)
J20127

Peder M. Monsted (Danish 1859-1941)

A Summer Day, 1902
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "P. Monsted 1902"
This a very peaceful painting, superbly painted with all of the finest elements from Monsted and dated 1902 which was his best period. It is a key picture from when Denmark was in a very peaceful time. The subject depicts a young girl with cows, painted with fine detail, with wonderful water and reflections as well as the unique light of which Monsted is a master. The atmosphere is amazingly tranquil. The painting is complete with a very nice original gilded frame richly carved with oak leaves and acorns.
Size: 23 ¾ x 39 ¼ (with frame 36 x 52 in)
J20111