George William Mote, View Of Enfield Town

George William Mote, View Of Enfield TownThis charming 19th century landscape painting by British artist George William Mote (1832 1909) depicts an extensive view across Enfield, North London. Its a fine work with plenty of interest and gives you a little more each time you return. In the foreground, our eyes are immediately drawn to a sizeable flock of oncoming sheep meandering up the track. While three cows rest ahead of them close to a broken fence. Did these cows escape much to the

The painting is housed within a fine wood and composite frame with swept corners

Devonshire and later lived in Bedminster

We’ve kept the frame as it’s probably original

and the loose brushwork where her jacket meets the background

how an old master would envisage a female saint)

1910Provenance: FranceCondition: Very good

100 achieved for ‘The Orange Seller’ at Christie’s in 2006

The Pre-Raphaelites shrugged off the conservative conventions of the past and sought to bring real-life into their creations

Medium Oil on panel

so it was quite an event

1920Provenance: SwedenCondition: Very presentable following a light restoration

1890Provenance: GermanyCondition: Craquelure but the paint is stable