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19th C. Painting 'Sheep Resting in a Field' by a Davis
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19th C. Painting 'Sheep Resting in a Field' by a Davis

19th century
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19th C. Painting 'Sheep Resting in a Field' by A. Davis

This is a nice 19th century rural country site painting of sheep resting in a field by A. Davis.

The painting depicts seven sheep resting in a bare landscape with other sheep in the background.

Signed A. Davis at the bottom right corner.

A similar painting with almost the same tree (to the left in the painting) and same signature has been sold by Bonhams

in Oxford on the 25th January 2012.

The painting is mounted in a glazed gilt frame.

Oil on canvas

Measurements: 20 Inches (51cm) - 15 Inches (38cm)

Measurements Including the frame: 29 Inches (74cm) - 23.5 Inches (60cm) - 3.5 Inches (9cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
60cm (23.62")
Width
74cm (29.13")
Depth
9cm (3.54")
Declaration

Original Retro has dated this Antique Sheep Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA952741
Dealers Notes

Valley Antique Centre

Hollins Mill

Suite 5 Unit 8

Pennine Industrial Park

Valley Road

Hebden Bridge

HX7 7BZ

(0044) 01422 887420 or (0044) 07780 687139

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Every day from 10 pm - 16.00 am

Description
19th C. Painting 'Sheep Resting in a Field' by A. Davis

This is a nice 19th century rural country site painting of sheep resting in a field by A. Davis.

The painting depicts seven sheep resting in a bare landscape with other sheep in the background.

fig 1. A nineteenth-century pastoral oil painting depicting a flock of sheep and a horned ram resting in an open field under a cloudy sky.
fig 1. 19th C. Painting 'Sheep Resting in a Field' by a Davis

Signed A. Davis at the bottom right corner.

A similar painting with almost the same tree (to the left in the painting) and same signature has been sold by Bonhams.
Original Retro

in Oxford on the 25th January 2012.

The painting is mounted in a glazed gilt frame.

Oil on canvas

Measurements: 20 Inches (51cm) - 15 Inches (38cm)

Measurements Including the frame: 29 Inches (74cm) - 23.5 Inches (60cm) - 3.5 Inches (9cm)

Height
60cm (23.62")
Width
74cm (29.13")
Depth
9cm (3.54")
Date of Manufacture

Original Retro has dated this Antique Sheep Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA952741
Original Retro
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2011
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19th C. Painting 'Sheep Resting in a Field' by A Davis

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Pennine Industrial Park
Valley Road
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
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A nineteenth-century pastoral oil painting depicting a flock of sheep and a horned ram resting in an open field under a cloudy sky.
19th C. Painting 'Sheep Resting in a Field' by A Davis
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A nineteenth-century pastoral oil painting depicting a flock of sheep and a horned ram resting in an open field under a cloudy sky.
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Pastoral artwork from the nineteenth century focused on agricultural themes, detailing domesticated livestock within natural rural environments. These works aimed to reflect agricultural pride, peaceful country life, and realistic anatomical studies of farm animals.

Artworks from this period were typically executed using oil pigments bound with linseed oil on natural linen or cotton canvas stretched over wooden frames, or applied directly to primed wooden panels.

Authentic period works display natural age-related craquelure across the paint surface, oxidation on the reverse of the canvas or timber, and hand-cut wooden stretcher frames with period-appropriate tension keys.

Traditional pastoral artworks complement contemporary spaces by creating visual warmth above a sideboard or mantelpiece, particularly when paired with muted wall colours and natural timber furniture.

Keep oil paintings away from direct sunlight, radiator heat, and high humidity. Clean light surface dust gently with a soft dry brush, and consult a professional conservator for varnish removal or restoration.
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