Jean-baptiste Coene - Animated Landscape At The Edge Of The Lake

Jean-Baptiste COENEVilvoorde, 1805 - Brussels, circa 1880Lively landscape by a mountain lakeOil on canvas38 x 55 cm (53 x 70 cm with frame)Signed and dated lower left "J. Coene / 77"Beautiful antique giltwood frameVery good condition

Belgian painter Jean Coene is the son of genre and history painter Constantin Coene. He studied under his father at the Antwerp Academy and achieved success as a painter of Romantic landscapes featuring woods, rivers, lakes, and mountains. He exhibited at the Brussels Salon in the 1840s.
Our painting is a fine example of the Belgian Romantic school of landscapes from the mid-19th century, with a highly decorative yet atmospheric feel. Noteworthy are the beautiful colors (particularly the beautiful blue of the lake), the fine craftsmanship (the beautifully painted trees and vegetation), the beautifully detailed composition (the small houses, the boats on the lake, and the figures near the large house), and the beautiful atmosphere of this painting (notably the beautiful distant mountains to the right and left of the composition).