Large oil painting on canvas, 2m x 1.50m - animated landscape - Charles Louis Verboeckhoven

Large oil painting on canvas, 2m X 1.5m, depicting a lively landscape, by Charles Louis Verboeckhoven (1802, Comines-Warneton – September 25, 1889, Brussels). The work is in perfect condition and ready to hang. It is one of a pair being sold separately. Biography: His father, Barthélemy Verboeckhoven, was a sculptor, and his older brother, Eugène, an animal painter, both of whom provided him with his first artistic training. In 1815, the family moved to Ghent, where he developed an interest in marine painting and was influenced by Frans Balthasar Solvyns. In 1827, he moved to Brussels with his father and brother and, that same year, exhibited two paintings ("Angry Sea" and "Calm Sea") at the local Salon. His work was an immediate success. In 1830, however, he abandoned painting to become involved in politics.