Arthur Wardle Signed Exmoor British Landscape Oil Painting

Arthur Wardle 1864 1949 Signed Exmoor British Landscape Oil Painting

Finely painted Exmoor landscape revealing an uncommon aspect of Arthur Wardle’s work.

Documented Exmoor studies and moorland compositions strengthen its artistic context.

Catalogue Details

Arthur Wardle (British, 1864–1949)

Exmoor

Late 19th / early 20th century

Oil on canvas laid on board

Signed “ARTHUR WARDLE” lower right

Painting approximately 24 × 33 cm

Framed approximately 37 × 45 × 3 cm

Catalogue Note

An atmospheric signed landscape depicting heather-covered moorland, rocky terrain and an expansive cloud-filled sky.

Although Wardle is principally known for animal and sporting subjects, landscape formed an established part of his practice. He is documented as having produced oil sketches on Exmoor, while recorded works include numerous moorland compositions.

A standalone River Landscape*carries provenance from Sotheby’s 1994 Works from the Studio of Arthur Wardle dispersal.

Particularly relevant is A Rocky Pathway, Dartmoor, a similarly intimate south-west English landscape documented among works retained by Wardle and subsequently passing by family descent.

The Artist

Wardle first exhibited at the Royal Academy while still a teenager and subsequently became one of Britain’s foremost animal painters.

He became a member of the Pastel Society in 1911 and the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in 1922.

Provenance

Private collection.

Burstow & Hewett, Fine Art and Sculpture, 17 November 2022, lot 525.

Thereafter Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.

Condition Report

Good antique condition overall, with localised age-related spotting or staining and minor peripheral paint wear. Traditional gilt frame with age-related rubbing and small losses.

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