#5318 • Pair of Continental-Style Miniature Landscape Paintings in Ornate Gilt Frames

Part of $15 Million | Part 2 | McLean Mansion on the Potomac | Online Estate Auction (live auction by Prime Auction Solutions)

High bid $95.00

Status: Sold

A decorative pair of small, Continental-style landscape paintings, each depicting an idealized rural vista with figures, presented in deeply molded, gilt-finished frames with acanthus-and-scroll corner ornament and beaded inner sight edge. The first composition shows a gently curving stream at left with a path at right, dominated by a broad, autumn-toned tree rendered in lively impasto; a solitary figure in red enlivens the foreground and reinforces the pastoral narrative. Its companion depicts a sunlit river valley with distant buildings, a winding footpath, and two figures beneath a wind-swept tree, painted with soft atmospheric transitions in the sky and more detailed handling through the foreground foliage. Both works appear executed in oil on a rigid support (likely board/panel), with brushwork alternating between palette-knife texture and finer glazing to articulate leaves, water, and cloud form. The frames—black outer margins with gilt liners—evoke historic revival taste and provide a strong architectural presentation suitable for intimate wall groupings or cabinet display. Bid per piece, final bid x 2.