Alfred Provis, Young Girl Feeding Chickens in Cottage Interior, Signed

19th century

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Description

This is a beautiful and impressive oil painting by Victorian British artist Alfred Provis (c.1818-1890). Provis has created a wonderfully lit scene within a cottage interior where a young girl feeds pecking chicks as she sits in front of a stone fireplace. This painting is in superb condition throughout. The painting (oil on panel) is mounted in an ornate, gilt frame which nicely complements the piece. It measures 22cm by 32.5cm.

Alfred Provis was a painter of domestic scenes, and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1846-76. He also exhibited at Suffolk Street, The British Institution and various other venues. Provis specialised in small, detailed interiors of cottages and rural farmhouses, very often with women and young children performing household chores. His paintings are predominantly brown in colour but are breathtakingly illuminated, drawing the viewer's eye to inspect and admire every facet of the scene he has created.

Declaration

Rams Head Antiques has dated this piece to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers

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SA302892

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Description

This is a beautiful and impressive oil painting by Victorian British artist Alfred Provis (c.1818-1890).

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Provis has created a wonderfully lit scene within a cottage interior where a young girl feeds pecking chicks as she sits in front of a stone fireplace.

Rams Head Antiques

This painting is in superb condition throughout. The painting (oil on panel) is mounted in an ornate, gilt frame which nicely complements the piece. It measures 22cm by 32.5cm.

fig 1. Alfred Provis, Young Girl Feeding Chickens in Cottage Interior, Signed

Alfred Provis was a painter of domestic scenes, and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1846-76. He also exhibited at Suffolk Street, The British Institution and various other venues. Provis specialised in small, detailed interiors of cottages and rural farmhouses, very often with women and young children performing household chores. His paintings are predominantly brown in colour but are breathtakingly illuminated, drawing the viewer's eye to inspect and admire every facet of the scene he has created.

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this piece to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA302892

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