Lot Essay
'Over the Heath' is a bold attempt to interpret the brilliant effects of the rich colours of the moor. It cannot be deemed a successful achievement, seeing that the various hues stood in need of more careful blending. The artist has been too lavish in the use of bright colours, and too careless in their manipulation. But the picture, though coarse in workmanship, possesses nevertheless a fine boldness of spirit. The sweep of the hill and the cloud-drift behind are felt with power; and there is a touch of idealism, not, however, well carried out, in the group of figures in the foreground.