Edmund Bristow, Travellers In A Wood

Edmund Bristow, Travellers In A WoodThis mid 19th century oil painting by British artist Edmund Bristow (1787 1876) depicts a travelling family within a woodland setting. Bristow was an extraordinary talent yet, due to his stubborn independence, he died in relative obscurity. His rugged rural scenes were popular with the aristocracy but led to malaise due to the vigorous demands of his patrons. Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (1802 1873) proclaimed that noone could paint a better horse high

The walls are decorated with 17th/18th-century portraits and an impressive armoire stands proudly in the background

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 19½” x 23” / 50cm x 58cmYear of creation: c

some as fashion artists

One of his tutors

It’s been painted with energetic brushwork and plenty of impasto

It’s easy to imagine that this could be a Scottish scene but its original title has been lost over time

This charming rural scene by Danish artist

Medium: Oil on canvas laid on board Overall size: 23½” x 29” / 60cm x 74cmYear of creation: c

It’s been painted with broad expressive marks and a palette that seems to draw you further towards it

In this particular example

A few areas in the darker pigments where the paint has bituminised and some scattered in-painting following its restoration

unlike some of his peers