Nelson Wright, Pastoral Scene With Shimmering Pond

Nelson Wright, Pastoral Scene With Shimmering PondThis early 20th century oil on canvas by British artist Nelson Wright (1880 1930) depicts several cattle grazing alongside a shimmering pond. Its a tranquil Summers day in the English countryside. Works by this artist are hard to track down but his ability is clear to see. Note the composition, with its focus on a gap between the foliage. It guides the eye across the fields and out towards the distant horizon. And the pond is another success, with its

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 29½” x 33½” / 75cm x 85cmYear of creation: 1894Provenance: EnglandCondition: Very presentable

It's always nice to see a subject within their own environment and you can imagine how the artist discussed the setting with each of them

Provenance: Germany

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Carlo Hornung-Jensen (1882-1960) studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and enjoyed painting landscapes and naturalistic scenes

jar and fruit

Signed/dated lower right and held within a 19th-century Baroque-revival gilt frame with twisted acanthus leaf detailing

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which are delicately painted