(QP693) The category of Antique Paintings, Landscape with Flock, proposes an Oil Painting on Canvas from the 19th century. Antique paintings of landscapes with a flock of sheep grazing serenely in the French Heathland, among bushes of heather or wild flowers in shades of pink and purple. A work that portrays a dirt path and in the center large leafy trees, which dominate the scene. In the background, a wide hilly landscape opens up, with fields, woods and a sky that fades into the warm tones of sunset or dawn. The atmosphere is tranquil and pastoral, typical of 19th-century naturalistic painting, immersed in a poetic light. En plein air painting typical of the Barbizon school tradition. The antique work is signed lower left E. Pail, French landscape painter. Édouard Pail (1851 – 1916) was born in Corbigny, in the Nièvre region (Burgundy), studied in Nevers and later in Paris, where he came into contact with the artistic environment linked to landscape painting and the Barbizon and Impressionist school. He was a pupil of Lavoignat and Léon Bonnat. He began exhibiting at the Paris Salon in 1878, receiving praise and becoming a member. He exhibited regularly in Paris and in the provinces. He obtained medals at the Salon and official recognition in 1887 and 1893. His paintings are on display in several important French museums: Musée des beaux-arts de Brest, Musée d'art et d'histoire Romain-Rolland, Musée d'art Roger-Quilliot and Musée Hyacinthe-Rigaud. The oil painting is adorned with a beautiful original gilded frame. The antique painting and frame have been professionally and carefully restored. YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/2cs8u1Tvgj0 Bibliography: Bénézit et Gérald Schurr & Pierre Cabanne, Dictionnaire des Petits Maîtres de la peinture 1820-1920. www.bisgart.com Bisgart Collection *** Canvas size: 73.5 x 60.5 cm Size with frame: 90 x 77 cm Depth: 8 cm Weight: 7.5 Kg Restored Painting | Painted Landscapes | French Antiques | 19th Century Antique Landscapes | Antique Paintings | Barbizon | Impressionism