A beautiful oil on artist board by the highly regarded Scottish Impressionist artist Joseph ''Joe'' Milne 1857-1911. The work is titled to the reverse ''on the Severn'' which while a typical river setting for the artist, is an unusually location. The work shows sheep grazing in a pasture by the river. The work is in excellent condition and mounted in the original slip, and with a period gilt frame. The whole is in great condition and ready to hang. The painting is signed typically for the artist ''Joe Milne'' to the lower right.Joe Milne was born in Edinburgh in 1857, the elder brother of the painter William Watt Milne (1869-1949) and the father of John Maclauchlan Milne (1886-1957) qv. He painted mainly in oils, but occasionally in watercolours, producing land and seascapes which were notable for their strong, bright tones. When working in watercolour, he made free use of bodycolour. Although he lived much of his life in Edinburgh, he worked for a time in Dundee and also in Ayrshi...