Thomas Hart (1830-1916), Cercle de - Paysage
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Oil on canvas, late 19th century English Barbizon School landscape with animals, depicting five cows at a trough at dusk in a woodland, attributed to the Circle of Thomas Hart (1830–1916), signed; framed in a gilded frame, overall approximately 44 × 60 cm, in good condition.
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Oil on canvas, late 19th century, English Barbizon School. Five cows at the trough at dusk in a woodland clearing. A white cow isolated on the left and four cows drinking on the right. Cloudy sky with touches of yellow.
Dimensions of the canvas alone 30 x 45.5 cm, measured on the back on the original keyed stretcher. With gilt frame about 44 x 60 cm.
No signature visible on the recto. Examined with a loupe. Not dismantled. Monogram TH interlaced in green on the back of the canvas. T uppercase with H interlaced.
Blue stamp of canvas preparer in four lines, very faint: PREPARED BY LONDON, typical of Winsor Newton Robertson Co, London 1880-1910. Confirms late 19th-century period. Green inscription TH.
Oil with visible impasto and spatula strokes; photos by day. English Barbizon technique, not production 1960. Original varnish yellowed; fine age craquelure; good condition. Losses of gilding at the frame corners worn. No restoration, no repainting, no tears.
Attributed to Circle of Thomas Hart (1830-1916), British animal painter. Another possibility: Thomas H. Gibb (1833-1895), same circle.
Provenance: private collection in the south of France; flea market.
Style: English Barbizon School, late 19th century; naturalism; pastoral; Victorian; Genre: Cattle piece; Animal landscape.
Oil on canvas, late 19th century, English Barbizon School. Five cows at the trough at dusk in a woodland clearing. A white cow isolated on the left and four cows drinking on the right. Cloudy sky with touches of yellow.
Dimensions of the canvas alone 30 x 45.5 cm, measured on the back on the original keyed stretcher. With gilt frame about 44 x 60 cm.
No signature visible on the recto. Examined with a loupe. Not dismantled. Monogram TH interlaced in green on the back of the canvas. T uppercase with H interlaced.
Blue stamp of canvas preparer in four lines, very faint: PREPARED BY LONDON, typical of Winsor Newton Robertson Co, London 1880-1910. Confirms late 19th-century period. Green inscription TH.
Oil with visible impasto and spatula strokes; photos by day. English Barbizon technique, not production 1960. Original varnish yellowed; fine age craquelure; good condition. Losses of gilding at the frame corners worn. No restoration, no repainting, no tears.
Attributed to Circle of Thomas Hart (1830-1916), British animal painter. Another possibility: Thomas H. Gibb (1833-1895), same circle.
Provenance: private collection in the south of France; flea market.
Style: English Barbizon School, late 19th century; naturalism; pastoral; Victorian; Genre: Cattle piece; Animal landscape.
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Artist
Thomas Hart (1830-1916), Cercle de
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Title of artwork
Paysage
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Condition
Good condition
Height
44 cm
Width
60 cm
Weight
5 kg
Depiction/theme
Animals
Style
Barbizon school
Period
19th century
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