José Weiss (British, 1859–1919) – “Landscape with Stone Bridge”
A beautifully executed oil on canvas landscape by José Weiss, depicting a tranquil countryside scene with a stone bridge spanning a quiet river beneath a softly clouded sky. Weiss’s masterful handling of light and atmosphere evokes the calm poetry of the English landscape, with delicate tonal transitions and rich impasto brushwork bringing texture and depth to the composition. The painting is signed by the artist and presented in a fine gilt frame.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Condition: Excellent; professionally cleaned and ready to hang
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Biography:
Born in Paris, José Weiss (1859–1919) was a French-born artist who settled in England, becoming renowned for his evocative landscapes of the English and Sussex countryside. Influenced by the Barbizon and early Impressionist schools, Weiss combined naturalistic detail with a lyrical sense of mood and light. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists, earning recognition for his atmospheric compositions that capture the quiet beauty of rural life. His works remain highly regarded among collectors of late 19th and early 20th-century landscape painting.