Vintage Pastoral Oil Painting — Shepherd with Flock beneath Olive Trees | European School c.1930–1950 | Arcadian Landscape

Restoration Project”

Step into the timeless calm of a pastoral landscape — a shepherd tending his flock beneath ancient olive trees, painted in soft, golden daylight.
This original oil on canvas captures the mood of 19th-century Arcadian landscapes, likely inspired by classical European masters of the Romantic and Barbizon schools.

The artist remains unknown, but the technique reveals academic training: solid composition, sensitive use of light, and carefully layered brushwork. The painting carries an authentic patina from time — surface craquelure, a top corner crack, and a small puncture consistent with its age. The stretcher and nails suggest an origin between 1920 and 1950, possibly continental European.

On the reverse is an old inventory or auction number, indicating it once belonged to a collection or gallery storage.

Whether kept as an authentic restoration project or displayed as-is for its timeworn charm, this piece radiates history, craftsmanship, and the tranquility of an older world.


Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 61 x 50cm

Period: Circa 1930–1950

Origin: European School

Condition: Unrestored, with visible aging — craquelure, small puncture, light surface wear.

Framing: Unframed

Markings: Number on back (auction/storage reference)

Signature: None visible