Charles Greville Morris, Landscape with River, Cottage & Distant Hills, 19th Century Oil Painting

19th century

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Description

A fine late-19th-century landscape painting by British painter, Charles Greville Morris (1861-1922). The composition is blissful and easy on the eye. Note how the tree on the left guides your view outwards towards the distant hills and past a charming cottage.

Morris hailed from Manchester, trained in Paris, and exhibited at the Royal Academy. He lived in St Ives from around 1892 and one of his works is currently held at the Manchester City Art Gallery.

The painting is housed within a period frame with swept corners and foliate decoration.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 25” x 30” / 64cm x 75cm

Year of creation: c. 1890

Provenance: England

Condition: Very presentable. Canvas relined. Frame with some age-related wear including a visible repair in the lower right to a cracked corner.

Physical Dimensions

Height

75cm (29.53")

Width

64cm (25.20")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA811500

Description

A fine late-19th-century landscape painting by British painter, Charles Greville Morris (1861-1922). The composition is blissful and easy on the eye.

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Note how the tree on the left guides your view outwards towards the distant hills and past a charming cottage.

Brave Fine Art

fig 1. Charles Greville Morris, Landscape With River, Cottage & Distant Hills, 19th Century Oil Painting — fig 1. Charles Greville Morris, Landscape with River, Cottage & Distant Hills, 19th Century Oil Painting

Morris hailed from Manchester, trained in Paris, and exhibited at the Royal Academy. He lived in St Ives from around 1892 and one of his works is currently held at the Manchester City Art Gallery.

The painting is housed within a period frame with swept corners and foliate decoration.