John Horace Hooper, River Landscape With Angler

John Horace Hooper, River Landscape With AnglerThis late 19th century oil painting by British artist John Horace Hooper (1851 1906) depicts a winding river with copse and solitary angler. Tranquillity, the whispers of tremulous reeds, the gentle glow of golden light, birdsong and little else. Hoopers escape, his quiet nirvana. He favoured these wide panoramas with their low horizons. Illuminated water shimmering in silvery greys. Trees peppering the banks, enlivened with chiaroscuro. Here, the

557 achieved for ‘A mother & child winding wool’ at Sotheby’s in 1990

the birthplace of Saint Francis

Josiah Wood Whymper and Edward Whymper

In this particular work

eyes alive and curious - yet calm

Size including frame 13⅔” x 17¼” / 35cm x 44cm

In the lower part of the composition

each blade seemingly rendered with still-life accuracy

This early 20th-century oil painting by Swedish artist Birger Simonsson (1883-1938) depicts Mrs Elsa Bratt

was raised by her mother and grandmother

A fine mid-19th-century portrait of a woman with an endearing smile by Danish painter

1930Provenance: GermanCondition: One or two minor paint losses but very presentable overall