{"product_id":"antique-1896-folk-art-terrier-puppies-oil-painting-on-wood-panel-signed-pete","title":"Antique 1896 Folk Art Terrier Puppies Oil Painting on Wood Panel, Signed “Pete”","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA wonderfully characterful late 19th-century folk art dog painting, signed “Pete” and dated 1896 at the lower right. The charming horizontal composition depicts a group of black-and-white terrier-type dogs and puppies at rest and play, with a tiny painted insect in the foreground adding an especially whimsical touch.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRendered in a restrained palette of warm cream, black, gray, ochre and muted brown, the dogs are built up with expressive, visibly worked brushstrokes rather than academic precision. This gives the painting the appealing naïveté associated with vernacular and folk animal portraiture of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work appears to be painted directly onto a wood panel, with the exposed grain contributing considerable texture throughout the composition. It is housed in a simple period-style painted wooden frame in black and blue-gray tones, beautifully complementing the painting's subdued palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower-right inscription clearly reads “Pete 1896.” At present, “Pete” should be treated as an unidentified signature rather than an attribution to a documented artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA particularly endearing piece of Victorian-era animal art—perfect for a collected English country, equestrian, sporting, or layered European interior.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49042750210303,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/8780\/4927\/files\/F5B1069D-EA83-4B65-85D0-A64823C68409.png?v=1787064610","url":"https:\/\/forthelouvreofantiques.com\/fr\/products\/antique-1896-folk-art-terrier-puppies-oil-painting-on-wood-panel-signed-pete","provider":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}