Vicky Thomas Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
The painting, probably completed at the end of the 19th century, is a glimpse back at a rural idyll, the old medieval bridge spanning a river teeming with life and water lilies, as cattle graze and the fields and woodland drift off into the hazy distance. The painting is signed to the lower left hand side of the picture.
An accomplished English painter, Sidney Currie was born in Birmingham and exhibited at the Royal Academy as well as the ROI ( Royal Institute of Oil Painters ), and the RBSA ( Royal Birmingham Society of Artists) and his work is also in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
The picture measures 45.5cm by 59cm, and comes in a moulded gilt frame which make it measure 60cm by 76cm. It is in a lovely condition, but does show the gentle surface wear to be expected of a painting of this age, for example very fine craquelure - please see the photographs and don't hesitate to ask if I can provide any more/ different angles or any further information.
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Vicky Thomas Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Oil Painting - Fishing at Eckington Bridge, Worcestershire - Sidney Currie (Active 1876 - 1930)
