€1,300
Super Star Lot: A huge and simply magnificent antique original oil on canvas painting by the esteemed artist William Henry Midwood (b.1833 - d.1888). Features a portrait of a young farm girl gathering kindling for the fire. This is an incredibly well observed piece, the treatment of light and shadow enhanced to create sections of intense luminosity in the sunset clouds silhouetting the figure, juxtaposed with brilliant dark shadow cast in front of her. Midwood's delicate hand is evident in the soft rosie features of the girl's face, and her cold worn hand clutched tightly to her chest. The drapery of her clothes are beautifully achieved with deep folds, creating a highly dimensional composition. Housed in an incredibly ornate antique gilt Chippendale style frame with plaque reading the artist's name to base. Midwood is a well known artist who has works in a number of public and private collections. His works sell well at auction, with similar works fetching prices upwards of high thousnads at Bonham's. Slight repair gilt to frame.
MM: 98 x 119 cm in frame.
Born in 1833, William Henry Midwood was a renowned British artist. Best known for his works that depict domestic scenes and family life, his work exemplifies the traditional romantic school style that was popularised at the time. From a fabulous Manor home in Kildare.
One of the best painting we have ever had. has to be seen to appreciate the scale and quality. There is a picture showing it in situ of the very fine home it came from and There is a super video of the is lot on our social media facebook, instagram and tic tok, showing the scale, vibrant colours and quality of the work
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