Frederick Foot, The Stepping Stones

Frederick Foot, The Stepping StonesThis mid 19th century oil painting by British artist Frederick Foot (1830 1908) depicts a river view with figures, stones and dog. Foot was an accomplished landscape painter working predominantly in the South West of England. Born in Ashburton, Devon, Foot was raised among the picturesque environs of Dartmoor where the River Dart winds through verdant hills and dashes over waterfalls. Its an area steeped in history and Ashburton itself dates to the

the effects of which became visible as they neared the ending post

The only remaining clue is a label on the reverse

This early 20th-century oil on board by Christine Hansen (1872/1873-1968) depicts the Firth of Forth estuary in Scotland

leaving his mother to raise the family alone

103 achieved for ‘Hästar vid brunn’ at an auction in 1990

capturing the fleeting effects of light before it disappeared entirely

just the artist

wait patiently at a crossroads for their driver to return

The paint is applied thickly with a degree of vigour and some of the details are particularly well rendered

Aside from their carefully coiffed hair and delightful outfits

1984 (lot 421)

it’s impossible to ascertain