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Young Haymakers (1909) Oil on Board Signed by Robert Duddingstone Herdman
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Young Haymakers (1909) Oil on Board Signed by Robert Duddingstone Herdman

1900 - 1920
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Robert Duddingstone Herdman (1863-1922) – Young haymakers

Oil on canvas-board, signed with a Monogram and dated 1909 (lower left). Further inscriptions on the back include the name of the artist and the title. Displayed in a period English Watts gilded frame and glazed. Provenance: Sotheby’s sale of Paintings, Drawings and Watercolours, Chester, Cheshire 15 Jan 1987. A larger version of the subject was auctioned at Sotheby's in 1994 under the title “The Joy of Summer”, dated 1906. Oil on canvas 114.2 x 91.5 cm.

Canvas board: 16 7/16 x 13 1/2 in. (41.8 x 34.2 cm.)

Frame: 24 3/4 x 20 5/8 in. (62.7 x 52.2 cm.)

R D Herdman was born in Edinburgh, son of the Scottish Royal Academician Robert Herdman (1829-1888). He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Edinburgh University and studied art at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools and in Paris. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1908. He showed at the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, the Royal Academy of Arts, the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, and the Walker Art Gallery. He was elected Chairman of the Society of Scottish Artists in 1898 and showed portraits and genre paintings. Examples of his work are held in the collections of the City of Edinburgh Art Collection, Dundee Art Galleries and Museums, Liverpool University Art Collection, Manx National Heritage, McLean Museum and Art Gallery, Museums Sheffield and South Ayrshire Council.

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Radnorshire Fine Arts Ltd has dated this Edwardian Figurative Oil Painting to the Edwardian era.

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Robert Duddingstone Herdman (1863-1922) – Young haymakers

Oil on canvas-board, signed with a Monogram and dated 1909 (lower left). Further inscriptions on the back include the name of the artist and the title. Displayed in a period English Watts gilded frame and glazed. Provenance: Sotheby’s sale of Paintings, Drawings and Watercolours, Chester, Cheshire 15 Jan 1987.

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A larger version of the subject was auctioned at Sotheby's in 1994 under the title “The Joy of Summer”, dated 1906.
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Oil on canvas 114.2 x 91.5 cm.

fig 1. An Edwardian oil painting on board depicting three children in a green field, presented inside a moulded gold gilt frame.
fig 1. Young Haymakers (1909) Oil on Board Signed by Robert Duddingstone Herdman

Canvas board: 16 7/16 x 13 1/2 in. (41.8 x 34.2 cm.)

Frame: 24 3/4 x 20 5/8 in. (62.7 x 52.2 cm.)

R D Herdman was born in Edinburgh, son of the Scottish Royal Academician Robert Herdman (1829-1888). He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Edinburgh University and studied art at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools and in Paris. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1908. He showed at the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, the Royal Academy of Arts, the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, and the Walker Art Gallery. He was elected Chairman of the Society of Scottish Artists in 1898 and showed portraits and genre paintings. Examples of his work are held in the collections of the City of Edinburgh Art Collection, Dundee Art Galleries and Museums, Liverpool University Art Collection, Manx National Heritage, McLean Museum and Art Gallery, Museums Sheffield and South Ayrshire Council.

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Radnorshire Fine Arts Ltd has dated this Edwardian Figurative Oil Painting to the Edwardian era.

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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialOil on Board, Gilt Wood Frame
  • ColourGold and Green
  • MotifsGilt leaf moulding, Impasto brushwork, Figurative scene

This Edwardian painting on canvas-board by Robert Duddingstone Herdman depicts a figurative outdoor scene of three children in a green field with impasto brushwork, signed with a monogram and dated 1909. The artwork sits inside a moulded gold gilt frame featuring leaf carvings around the outer border and inner rebate, and is preserved under glass. The frame measures 62.7 cm high by 52.2 cm wide overall, with the canvas board measuring 41.8 cm high by 34.2 cm wide. In a contemporary home, this piece hangs on a living room wall or above the mantel to bring a traditional English Country House aesthetic to a study, hallway, or drawing room. It suits mounting directly over a fireplace or as part of a gallery wall arrangement in a period interior, bringing natural tones of gold, white, and deep greens into the space.

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Originating between 1901 and 1914, Edwardian Scottish figurative painting blends traditional British genre subjects with continental impressionist influences. Artists focused on natural light, visible brushwork, and narrative depictions of daily rural life.

Artists during this period frequently painted using oil pigments applied to stretched linen canvas or solid timber boards. Paintings were typically housed in heavily moulded timber frames coated in composition ornament and gold leaf.

Authentic period pieces exhibit signs of age on the support, such as natural craquelure in the oil layer and patina on the wooden backing panel. Artist signatures, date inscriptions, and period framers labels on the reverse also help confirm origin.

Place the painting as a focal point above a mantelpiece or integrate it into a curated gallery wall alongside contemporary line drawings. Directional lighting with low heat output enhances the depth of the oil colours without harming the surface.

Keep the artwork away from direct sunlight, open flames, and areas with high humidity fluctuations to prevent warping of the board. Dust the frame gently with a dry, soft brush and avoid applying chemical cleaners directly to the painted surface.
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