'Afternoon': Cattle watering by a lake in a mountainous landscape

Details

Thomas Creswick, R.A. (1811-1869)
'Afternoon': Cattle watering by a lake in a mountainous landscape
oil on canvas
39¾ x 50¼ in. (100.9 x 127.6 cm.)

Provenance

with Agnew's & Sons, London.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1870, no. 485, as 'Afternoon'.
Derby, Fine Art Exhibition, 1877.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Elected a Royal Academician in 1851, Thomas Creswick painted landscapes throughout his career. He collaborated with friends, for example Richard Ansdell and William Powell Frith, who were often responsible for introducing the figures and cattle into his paintings. Ruskin praised him favourably in Modern Painters, 'On the Truth of Vegetation', and thought that his knowledge of the effects of colour was almost equal to that of Turner. The present work appeared at the Royal Academy in 1870, the year after Creswick's death.

More from British Pictures 1500-1850

View All