Gerhard Arnold, Autumnal Landscape With Village Buildings

Gerhard Arnold, Autumnal Landscape With Village BuildingsThis mid 20th century oil painting by German artist Gerhard Arnold (b. 1938) depicts a rugged autumnal landscape. Wrapped up within this skilful little painting are four areas to examine. In the foreground, an array of earthy tones are dabbed with impressionistic finesse. Towards the middle, several homes peep from established foliage. On the left, the vertical forms of trees echo the blueish tints on the right. While above, the clouds are rendered in

a second lady looks wistfully towards her - a young child resting on her lap

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 58” x 41” / 147cm x 105cmYear of creation: 1921Condition: Artwork presents well

1935Condition: Artwork presents well

His buyers were generally the rising middle classes in the North who sought to adorn their walls with thoroughly British decorative works

broken by warm light

During the Victorian era

as these were popular during the 1780s

While the crunch of nearby leaves is offset by flickers of white

It’s by Eric Ward (1945-) who was born in Cornwall and studied at the St Ives School of Art

Participants often threw mock punches and were occasionally thrown to the ground - women or men

Here we see a simple table with a fresh loaf of bread along with a bowl perhaps containing soup

But during the 1860s