Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Welsh Landscape Painting to the Victorian era.
Title River Llugwy “Nr Capel Curig North Wales” By John Cuthbert Salmon.
Subject North Wales landscape view showing the beautiful Llugwy river by Capel Curig, with reflections on the water surface. Showing the calm river and further over are stone boulders with a small quiet pool to the lower left. The river banks on either side, a sloping wooden fence that travels towards the river edge, with a large green tree just behind. Higher up sloping ground and the view of the small mountain with various other tall thick green trees running along in the distance. Above higher a mix of overcast white & grey clouded sky with ares of bright blue shining through.
You will love the vibrant hue colours, the greens, greys, browns, sky blue & white.
Oil on board.
Circa 1870 Victorian era late 19th century.
Set in a fine original gilt frame which enhances this work of art further.
A good display size with the frame being 56 cm wide and 41 cm high.
Signed & dated in the bottom corner by the known artist John Cuthbert Salmon.
Inscribed verso Nr Capel Curig North Wales.
In our opinion this is a very fine early example of his work.
Biography of the artist John Cuthbert Salmon a known listed British artist who was born in the early Victorian era in the year of 1844, he grew up in the county of Essex southern England. He loved painting from a young age and later he decided to focus on his strength which was painting beautiful landscapes particularly of around North Wales. He was known to have spent time in Lancashire. He particularly loved North Wales & spent a great deal of time travelling around there painting beautiful landscape scenes. He died in the year 1917 which was before WW1 ended.
He shown at the Royal Academy along with The New Watercolour Society. He was also joined the Liverpool Academy of Arts. You can see some of his paintings on display in the great Victoria and Albert Museum. He was also a member of Royal Institute of Oil Painters. His works have been exhibited in galleries and sold at auction houses around the world & fetch up to $4750 US dollars. This is an early example of his work.
Provenance Private shire collection, labels verso for shire auction, Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD & exhibited at Famous Lord Hill Museum.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface is in good overall order. With various craquelure & some foxing stains to the canvas surface. The frame which has various general wear, repairs, some chips losses, cracking, scratches in places & has been recently over painted commensurate with usage & old age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame
High (41 cm)
Wide (56 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (5 cm)
Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Welsh Landscape Painting to the Victorian era.
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C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales by John Cuthbert Salmon
