Thomas Whittle The Younger, The Old Watermill, Trefriar, Wales

Thomas Whittle The Younger, The Old Watermill, Trefriar, WalesA charming 19th century oil on canvas depicting an old watermill tucked away within a valley in North Wales. You can almost hear the gushing water as it rushes across ancient stones. This skilful piece by Thomas Whittle The Younger (1803 1887) embeds the mill within its surrounding environment. Theres very little difference between the structure of the building and the landscape beyond. This merging of industry and nature is possibly a commentary on a

It bears an exhibition label on the reverse

The stretcher is newer

1920Provenance: DenmarkCondition: Very good

An unusual set of three Swedish folk art paintings dating to 1909

the coastline draws your eye out towards a distant rocky view

bell-shaped skirts became ever larger throughout the decade and they were worn with pinched in waists to give the wearer an hourglass figure

It depicts a young lady carrying a bell as she walks ahead of her cow along a worn countryside track

And in 1939

Rotterdam’ at Christie’s in 1997

A charming mid-19th-century portrait of a lady wearing a bonnet decorated with small flowers

Frame with some abrasions

Van de Leene has used a low-key palette to capture this stony grey cobbled street