Giltwood framed, depicts a shepherd and a flock of sheep. Signature to read HJ vd Weele. Herman Johannes van der Weele (1852 - 1930) was a Dutch painter. He painted flocks of sheep, sheep barns, stable interiors, meadows with cows, sand drifts, foresters with horses, farmers plowing with an ox team, milkmaids tending cows, street scenes with coaches, and sand quarries. The record sold price for this artist in auction is USD $11,875 for "Landscape with Cows", which was sold at Christie's New York in 2015.H: 16 1/2 in. L: 26 in.