Highland Cattle Oil Painting 1900 - 1920

Name: Huge Sidney Yates Johnson Oil Painting
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1156684
Price: 640 GBP
Availability: InStock

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ObjectOil Paintings
Period1900 - 1920
StyleVictorian
MaterialOil on Canvas, Giltwood
ColourGold and Green
MotifsHighland cattle, Gilt mouldings, Panoramic composition, Mountainous landscape
SizeH 34 cm (13 in) x W 90 cm (35 in) x D 7 cm (3 in)

This Edwardian oil painting on canvas by Sidney Yates Johnson depicts a panoramic landscape with Highland cattle grazing on a hillside alongside a collie dog beneath a misty mountain sky. The artwork is housed inside an ornate giltwood frame featuring deep, stepped mouldings with decorative corner scrollwork and leaf carvings in a bright gold finish. The canvas employs a palette of earthy browns, greens, and soft blues, capturing a tranquil pastoral scene set within a mountainous terrain. Measuring 34 cm high and 90 cm wide for the image itself, with an overall width of 44 inches and a height of 24 inches including the substantial frame, this piece suits placement above a mantelpiece in a living room, study, or traditional hallway as a focal point.

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Victorian Highland landscape paintings typically depict rugged Scottish scenery, atmospheric weather, and livestock such as Highland cattle or sheep. Popularised during the late nineteenth century due to royal affection for Scotland, these works focus on dramatic topography and mist-covered vistas.

Paintings from this period were rendered using oil pigments ground with linseed or walnut oil on stretched flax canvas or wooden panels. Frames were predominantly constructed from pine wood with moulded composition ornament and coated in real gold leaf.

Authentic pieces exhibit natural craquelure across the paint surface, historic oxidation on the reverse of the canvas, and aged timber stretcher bars. Period artist signatures, gallery stamps, and original corner keys in the frame stretcher also indicate genuine age.

A large gilded landscape painting serves as a visual anchor when positioned above a fireplace or a sleek modern sideboard. Placing historic artwork alongside contemporary furnishings creates textural contrast and adds visual depth to modern room schemes.

Position the artwork away from direct sunlight, central heating sources, and fluctuating humidity to prevent paint cracking or frame distortion. Dust the frame gently using a soft dry brush, avoiding liquid cleansers or water on gilded surfaces and canvas.

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