Bidspirit auction | 19th Century School, Pastoral Landscape
19th Century School, Pastoral Landscape with Cattle, Oil on Panel - An oil on panel painting depicting three head of cattle within a pastoral landscape. The composition features a standing ginger cow in the foreground, a dark cow lying down beside it, and a third brown cow standing in the middle distance. The scene is set against a hazy, overcast sky with a single tree situated to the left. The work is executed in the 19th-century animalier tradition, showing influence from Dutch Golden Age pastoral scenes. The painting is housed in an ornate gilt gesso and wood frame featuring scrolling foliate and shell motifs. A small white rectangular label with the handwritten number 501 is attached to the right side of the frame.