George Cole RBA, Mountainous Landscape With Lake & Grazing Sheep

George Cole RBA, Mountainous Landscape With Lake & Grazing SheepThis radiant mid 19th century oil painting by British artist George Cole RBA (1810 1883) depicts a mountainous landscape with a lake and grazing sheep. Cole was a consummate Victorian painter of landscapes and animals. He was the father of George Vicat Cole RA (1833 1893). Nestled into craggy scenery, four sheep graze amid the glare of the sun, lazily picking through abundant foliage. The conditions are perfect a warming heat tempered by a gentle

Medium: Watercolour on paperOverall size: 12½” x 14” / 32cm x 36cmYear of creation: c

He painted various scenes within religious environments and this is a fine example of his abundant dexterity

It’s signed in the upper left and housed within an appropriate later frame

his back to the sun

which is achieved via the trees

where several figures gather in a scene that feels both domestic and ceremonial

The Greek statesman

Emma Loewenstamm (1879-1941)

Largillière was to claim a share in France’s cultural majesty - to declare one’s court as aligned with the rhythms of Paris

Underpinning her talent for observational genre scenes was her attention to detail coupled with her finesse with a pencil

This is one of his finest

The second dates to circa 1943 and was commissioned by Anthony Dale who lived at Sussex Square between 1912 and 1993